Caption:
Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 11, 2003) -- A Plane Captain performs start-up
procedures on an F-14 Tomcat assigned to the "Swordsman" of Fighter
Squadron Three Two (VF-32) before launching from one of four steam
powered catapults on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN
75). Truman and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are
conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom is 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 Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED)
|