The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 22, 2003) -- An F-14A Tomcat fighter aircraft
launches from one of four steam powered catapults aboard USS Kitty Hawk
(CV 63). Kitty Hawk is deployed with coalition forces 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. U.S. Navy
photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED)
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