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Caption:
Arabian Gulf (Apr. 19, 2003) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the
"Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Four One (VFA-41) prepares to
launch from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck of
USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing
Eleven (CVW-11) are on deployment conducting 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
Elizabeth Thompson. (RELEASED)
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