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The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 2, 2003) -- Two F/A-18C Hornets assigned to "The Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty-Five (VFA-25), and the "Stingers" of  Strike Fighter Squadron One Thirteen (VFA-113) wait in line as an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Thirty-One (VF-31) prepares to launch from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).  Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW 14) are currently conducting combat operations 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 Elizabeth A. Bartneck.  (RELEASED)

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Service Branch
US Navy
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F/A-18
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