Caption:
Persian Gulf (Feb. 2, 2005) -- An F-14B Tomcat, assigned to the
"Swordsmen" of Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32), lines up on a
steam-powered catapult prior to launching from the flight deck aboard
the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Carrier
Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is embarked aboard Truman and is providing close
air support and conducting intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance
over Iraq. The Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled
deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo
by Photographer's Mate Airman Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED)
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