Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 28, 2003) -- An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to
Strike Fighter Squadron One One Five (VFA-115) launches from one of
four steam-powered catapults aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently conducting
combat operations 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 Philip A. McDaniel.
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