Caption:
Persian Gulf (June 25, 2005) -- An F/A-18C Hornet from the "Argonauts"
of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147) launches from one
of four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck aboard the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson
Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf
conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq.
Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va.,
and commence a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. U.S. Navy Photo
by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Inez Lawson (RELEASED)
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