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Central Command Area of Operation (May 25, 2003) -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Joint Venture, High Speed Vessel Experimental One (HSV X1) conducting a Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) training evolution 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 2nd Class Michael J. Pusnik, Jr.  (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 May 25, 2003
Photographer
 Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael J. Pusnik, Jr.
Caption Writer
 LCDR Paul Jensen, Deputy Director, NVNS
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 HSV-X1
Other Visible Equipment
 USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Not available