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Caption:
The Arabian Sea (Apr. 7, 2003) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the
"Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) launches
from one of four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck of USS
Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air
Wing Eleven (CVW-11) relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Force and
CVW-14) to join coalition forces 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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