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Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 31, 2003) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to
the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty-One (VFA-41) aboard
the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) comes in for a landing on the
flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
Nimitz is lending four of her Air Wing's Super Hornets to the Lincoln
to provide for a mix of fighter/tanker capabilities to support
coalition forces on the ground in Iraq. 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
Michael S. Kelly. (RELEASED)
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