Caption:
The Pacific Ocean (Mar. 22, 2003) -- An E-2C Hawkeye attaached to the
"Wallbangers" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Seventeen
(VAW-117) approaches the flight deck for a landing aboard USS Nimitz
(CVN 68). The Nimitz and her battle group 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 3rd Class Yesenia Rosas. (RELEASED)
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