Caption:
Arabian Gulf (Apr. 18, 2003) - An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Black
Ravens" of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Five (VAQ-135) is
checked and prepared for launch from one of the four steam powered
catapults on the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier
USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and embarked
Carrier Air Wing One One (CVW-11) are currently deployed in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the multi-national coalition effort to
liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqi'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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