Keywords: US Navy 051215-N-7241L-002 An F-A-18C Hornet launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).jpg en Persian Gulf Dec 15 2005 - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron Fifteen VFA-15 launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight CVW-8 are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird RELEASED 2005-12-15 051215-N-7241L-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30784 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flight deck Strike Fighter Squadron 15 United States Navy Aircraft using afterburning Photographs by Nathan Laird |