Caption:
Persian Gulf (Jan. 24, 2005) - An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Silver
Eagles" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115)
launches off one of the four steam-powered catapults aboard the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
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. The Harry S. Truman Strike Group
and CVW-3 are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support
of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate
Airman Philip V. Morrill (RELEASED)
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