Caption:
Arabian Gulf (Aug. 20, 2004) -- An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the "Jolly
Rogers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) launches off the
flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
Kennedy and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are operating in the
5TH Fleet area of responsibility, conducting missions in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Units in the Kennedy Strike Group are
working closely with Multi-National Corps-Iraq and Iraqi forces to
bring stability to the sovereign government of Iraq. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg (RELEASED)
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