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Caption:
Northern Iraq (Apr. 11, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter
assigned to the "Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37)
embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) resumes a combat mission
in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom following in-flight
refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker. The F/A-18 Hornet is an
all-weather aircraft used as an attack aircraft as well as a
fighter. 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 Paul Farley. (RELEASED)
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