Caption:
The Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 23, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to
the "Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Zero One (VFA-201) waits
to be launched from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight
(CVW-8) are deployed conducting combat missions in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational 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 Airman Aaron Burden. (RELEASED)
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