Caption:
The Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 3, 2003) -- An S-3B Viking assigned to the
"Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron Twenty-Two (VS-22) launches from
the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as another S-3B
Viking prepares to launch. Truman and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3)
are deployed conducting missions in support of 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 Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED)
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