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Caption:
Arabian Gulf (Apr. 10, 2003) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
"Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Seven (VFA-137)
launches in full afterburner from one of four steam-powered catapults
aboard USS Constellation (CV 64). Constellation and embarked Carrier
Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), 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 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain (RELEASED)
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