Caption:
The Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 2, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to
the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron Fifteen (VFA-15) prepares to
launch from the flight deck aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN
71). Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are 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 2nd Class James K. McNeil. (RELEASED)
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