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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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Photo description

Photo Date
March 23, 2003
Photographer
Photographer's Mate 1st Class Jeffrey Truett
Caption Writer
NVNS staff
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
LHD 3
Other Visible Equipment
Not available
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
Helicopters lined up on flight deck, awaiting take off