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Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jul. 1, 2003) - Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Michael Lauricella from Houston, Texas, directs an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Warhawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron Nine Seven (VFA-97) into position for a launch during flight operations aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).  Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed 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 Angel G. Hilbrands.  (RELEASED)

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US Navy
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F/A-18
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