Caption:
Persian Gulf (Feb. 4, 2005) - A final checker gives the thumbs-up that
an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron
Three Seven (VFA-37), is safe for flight, prior to launch aboard the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Carrier Air
Wing Three (CVW-3) embarked aboard Truman is providing close air
support and conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
missions over Iraq. The Truman Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled
deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo
by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Craig R. Spiering (RELEASED)
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