Caption:
At sea aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) May 17, 2003 - An EA-6B Prowler
assigned to the "Black Ravens" of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three
Five (VAQ-135) prepares to take off from one of four steam-powered
catapults during flight operations on the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz
(CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing
Eleven (CVW-11) are 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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