Caption:
The Pacific Ocean (Mar. 22, 2003) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached
to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) goes
through final checks before launching from the flight deck aboard USS
Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Battle Group is deployed in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 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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