Caption:
Persian Gulf (Jan. 13, 2005) -- Flight deck personnel prepare a
catapult for another launch as an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the
"Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105),
departs USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations. The
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Three
(CVW-3) are providing close air support and conducting intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions over Iraq. The Truman
Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support
of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate
Airman Apprentice Ricardo J. Reyes (RELEASED)
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