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Indian Ocean (Apr. 3, 2003) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Aces" Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) prepares to take off from the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are expected to join coalition forces supporting 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 Airman Sean Cole.  (RELEASED)
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Copyright Status
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Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 F/A-18
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