Caption:
Indian Ocean (Apr. 21, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
"Fighting Vigilantes" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Fifty One
(VFA-151) launches from one of four steam powered catapults on the
flight deck aboard USS Constellation (CV-64) for a unit level training
mission. Constellation and Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are
currently on deployment conducting 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 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain.
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