Caption:
Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 11, 2003) -- A Shooter prepares to launch an
F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Silver Eagles" of Marine Fighter Attack
Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115) from one of four steam powered
catapults on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
Truman and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) 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 Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED)
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