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The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 22, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) launches from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk and Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are deployed with coalition forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.  U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom.  (RELEASED)

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US Navy
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F/A-18
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