Caption:
The Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 27, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet from the
'Valions' of Strike Fighter Squadron Fifteen (VFA-15) prepares for
launch from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck of
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and her embarked
aircraft deployed 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 Airman Brad
Garner. (RELEASED)
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