Caption:
The Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 27, 2003) -- An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to
the "Seahawks" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Six
(VAW-126) launches from flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during the beginning of daily flight
operations. Truman and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are on
deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational 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 Airman Dustin Gates. (RELEASED)
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