Caption:
The Arabian Sea (Mar. 23, 2003) -- On the flight deck aboard the
amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) aircrew and flight deck
personnel prepare for daily combat re-supply missions into Southern
Iraq. Kearsarge and embarked Marines are deployed with coalition forces
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 1st Class Jeffrey Truett. (RELEASED)
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