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Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Jun. 25, 2003) -- A plane director prepares to assist
an F/A-18 Hornet from the "Warhawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron Ninety
Seven (VFA-97) to one of four steam driven catapults during flight
operations on the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz
Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVN-11) are deployed
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 Airman Angel G.
Hilbrands. (RELEASED)
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