Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 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, an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al
Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird (RELEASED)
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