Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 4, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet launches from one
of four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Abraham
Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air
Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are deployed 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
Patricia R. Totemeier. (RELEASED)
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