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Caption:
North Arabian Gulf (Apr. 5, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
"Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Five (VFA-25)
launches from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck of
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and her embarked Carrier
Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are 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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