Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 5, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
'Fist of the Fleet' of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Five (VFA-25)
prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN
72). Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) 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 Elizabeth A. Bartneck.
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