Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 29, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
"Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Five (VAW-115) prepares to
launch from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham
Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are
conducting combat operations 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 Tyler J.
Clements. (RELEASED)
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