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Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 1, 2003) -- A flight director signals the pilot
of a F/A-18C Hornet before take off from one of four steam powered
catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently conducting
combat operations 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 3rd Class Michael S. Kelly. (RELEASED)
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