Caption:
Indian Ocean (Mar. 30, 2003) -- An F-18E Super Hornet assigned to the
"Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Fourteen (VFA-14) launches from
one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck of USS Nimitz
(CVN 68) on its way to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to assist in combat
missions 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 Yesenia Rosas. (RELEASED)
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