Keywords: Shooter2.jpg en Persian Gulf January 10 2008 An F/A-18 Hornet launches off the flight deck as the Shooter LCDR Beau Massenburg gives the signal for it to launch during flight operations onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing CVW 3 are underway on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom Enduring Freedom and Maritime Security Operations MSO MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment and complements the counter-terrorism and security efforts in regional nations' littoral waters Coalition forces also conduct MSO under international maritime conventions to ensure security and safety in international waters so that commercial shipping and fishing can occur safely in the region U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J Reyes Released by ENS David Lloyd US Navy; http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 54407 080110-N-2984R-213 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J 2008-01-10 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aircraft carrier take offs Steam catapults McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Taken with Nikon D2X |