Caption:
Persian Gulf (Jan. 21, 2005) -- A pilot sits in an F/A-18C Hornet
assigned to the "Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37)
on the flight deck waiting for the start of afternoon flight operations
on the flight 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 Ryan O'Connor (RELEASED)
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