Caption:
Persian Gulf (Dec. 23, 2004) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
"Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105),
launches from one of the four steam powered catapults aboard the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently,
Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is embarked aboard Truman and is
providing close air support and conducting intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance missions over Iraq. Truman's Carrier Strike Group
Ten (CSG-10) and CVW-3 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in
support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S Navy photo by
Photographer's Airman Philip V. Morrill (RELEASED)
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