Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 26, 2003) -- An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to
the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Five (VFA-25)
prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN
72). Lincoln and her embarked aircraft are deployed in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the
multi-national 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 3rd Class Michael
S. Kelly. (RELEASED)
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