Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 14, 2005) -- Lightning strikes in the distance
behind an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Tridents" of
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Three (HS-3), on the flight deck of
the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently
underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain, an
offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq
through the Syrian border. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate
Airman Javier Capella (RELEASED)
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