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The Arabian Gulf (Jul. 1, 2003) -- Flight deck handlers direct an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Top Hatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Fourteen (VFA-14) into position for launch, from one of the four steam powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68).  Nimitz Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are currently 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 Airman Angel G. Hilbrands.  (RELEASED)
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Copyright Status
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Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 F/A-18
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