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Caption:
The Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 10, 2003) -- An F-14 Tomcat assigned to the
"Swordsmen" of Fighter Squadron Thirty Two (VF-32) launches from the
flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during simultaneous
replenishment at sea (RAS) operations with the Military Sealift Command
(MSC) fast combat logistics ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) (bottom), and
the MSC ammunition ship USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34) (top). Truman
and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are deployed conducting combat
missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi
Freedom is the multinational 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 2nd
Class John Beeman. (RELEASED)
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