030323-N-6817C-019 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 23, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) through the steam of a previous launch. Lincoln is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tyler J. Clements. (RELEASED) US Navy 030323-N-6817C-019 An F-A-18C Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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