Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 1, 2003) -- The catapult officer checks all
aspects of safety before launching an E-2C Hawkeye from aboard USS
Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing
Fourteen (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is 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 Tyler
J. Clements. (RELEASED)
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