Caption:
Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 10, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
"Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87) makes
an arrested landing on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN
71). Roosevelt and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8)
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 Airman Aaron Burden. (RELEASED)
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