Caption:
The Mediterranean (Mar. 22, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the
"Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Zero One (VFA-201) prepares to
launch from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore
Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are on
deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational 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 Brad Garner. (RELEASED)
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