Preparing for launch from the USS Harry S. Truman

NAV2003033007 - USS Harry Truman, The Arabian Gulf, March 28 (UPI) -- A .deck edge operator stands watch as an F/A-18 Hornet prepares to launch from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on March 28, 2003, in support of the U.S.-led war on Iraq. mh/U.S. Navy/Danny Ewing Jr. UPI