Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 16, 2005) -- An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the
"Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87),
launches 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 Eben Boothby
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