Keywords: US Navy 051115-N-6484E-004 Airman Claudia Dawes, left, and Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Quincy Booth wait on their F-A-18C Hornet to taxi.jpg en Persian Gulf Nov 15 2005 - Airman Claudia Dawes left and Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Quincy Booth both assigned to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron Fifteen VFA-15 wait on their F/A-18C Hornet to taxi to the catapult for launch during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight CVW-8 are currently underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Stephen Early RELEASED 2005-11-15 051115-N-6484E-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 29949 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Stephen Early PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flight deck Aviation Electrician's Mate Operation Steel Curtain Strike Fighter Squadron 15 United States Navy |