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Caption:
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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