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Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 27, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
"Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) launches
from one of four steam-powered catapults aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing
Five (CVW-5) are currently operating with coalition forces in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 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 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED)
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