Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 30, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet launches from one
of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Kitty Hawk
(CV 63). Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five
(CVW-5) are conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is 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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