Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 2005) -- An S-3B Viking, assigned to the
"Scouts" of Sea Control Squadron Two Four (VS-24), launches from 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 Apprentice Nathan Laird (RELEASED)
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