Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Jul. 1, 2003) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to
the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) launches
off from one of 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 Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Yesenia Rosas. (RELEASED)
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