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A Marine F/A-18 Hornet launches from one of four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on Jan. 2, 2005. The Truman and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 is providing close air support and conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions over Iraq while operating in the Persian Gulf. The Hornet is assigned to the Fixed Wing Marine Fighter Attack Squadron. DoD photo by Airman Apprentice Ricardo J. Reyes, U.S. Navy. (Released)