Keywords: US Navy 040609-N-6278K-067 Flight deck crew members prepare an F-A-18C Hornet for launch.jpg en Arabian Gulf Jun 9 2004 - Flight deck crew members prepare an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Six VFA-136 for launch on the flight deck of USS George Washington CVN 73 The Norfolk Va -based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Joan Kretschmer RELEASED 2004-06-09 040609-N-6278K-067 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 15025 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Joan Kretschmer PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 Strike Fighter Squadron 136 United States Navy |