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Caption:
The Pacific Ocean (May 1, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet from the "Fist of
the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Five (VFA-25) prepares for
its final launch from the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN
72) during the Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) fly-off. The
Lincoln and CVW-14 are returning from a 10-month deployment in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 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 Geanine I. Ortez. (RELEASED)
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