030628-N-6536T-017 The Arabian Gulf (Jun. 28, 2003) -- Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Nate Collette assigned to the ÒIndiansÓ of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron Six (HS-6) unhooks a GAU-16 50 caliber gun during search and rescue (SAR) training exercises. Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Photo

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030628-N-6536T-017 The Arabian Gulf (Jun. 28, 2003) -- Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Nate Collette assigned to the ÒIndiansÓ of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron Six (HS-6) unhooks a GAU-16 50 caliber gun during search and rescue (SAR) training exercises. Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson. (RELEASED) US Navy 030628-N-6536T-017 Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Nate Collette unhooks a GAU-16 50 caliber gun during search and rescue (SAR) training exercises

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