Keywords: US Navy 051117-N-6484E-001 An F-A-18C Hornet lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).jpg en Persian Gulf Nov 17 2005 - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron Fifteen VFA-15 lands 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 a joint U S -Iraqi military offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Stephen Early RELEASED 2005-11-17 051117-N-6484E-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30048 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Stephen Early PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flight deck Strike Fighter Squadron 15 United States Navy |