Caption:
Indian Ocean (Apr. 4, 2003) -- An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the
"Wallbangers" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Seventeen
(VAW-117) lines-up behind a jet blast deflector (JBD) awaiting the
launch of other air wing aircraft aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz
and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are expected to join coalition
forces supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is
the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people,
eliminate IraqÕs 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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