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Caption:
The Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 2, 2003) -- An F-14 Tomcat (center)
assigned to the "Black Lions" of fighter Squadron Two Thirteen (VF-213)
prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
(CVN 71), as an F/A-18 Hornet (right) assigned to the "Hunters" of
Strike Fighter Squadron Two Zero One (VFA-201) prepares to launch.
Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are 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. U.S. Navy
photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class James K. McNeil. (RELEASED)
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