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Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 15, 2005) - Two catapult shooters give the signal to
launch an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Bear Aces" of Carrier Airborne
Early Warning Squadron One Two Four (VAW-124), from the flight deck of
the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently
underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain, a
joint U.S.-Iraqi military offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al
Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate Airman Stephen Early (RELEASED)
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