Keywords: US Navy 051115-N-6484E-003 Two catapult shooters give the signal to launch an E-2C Hawkeye.jpg en Persian Gulf Nov 15 2005 - Two catapult shooters give the signal to launch an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Bear Aces of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Four VAW-124 from the flight deck of 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 Airman Stephen Early RELEASED 2005-11-15 051115-N-6484E-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 29996 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Stephen Early PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flight deck Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft carrier take-offs Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 United States Navy |