Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 27, 2003) -- An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the
"Liberty Bells" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Five
(VAW-115) prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard the aircraft
carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), while a sandstorm blows across the
Arabian Gulf region. Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five
(CVW-5) are currently operating with coalition forces in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom, 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
3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED)
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