Operation Iraqi Freedom

Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, 2003. Embedded with the US Navy during Operation Iraqi Freedom, among a crew of more than five thousand.

Life ran in two registers. Below deck, paperwork, phone calls home through crackling lines, sailors resting in front of a screen between shifts. On the flight deck, missiles were loaded, jets took off one after another, bound for targets in Iraq, and returned hours later. The ship itself never stopped.

Crew members doing paperwork aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, 2003. Black and white photograph.

Crew members of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom doing some paper work

A crew member making a phone call aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, 2003. Black and white photograph.

A crew member of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom, making a phone call

Crew members relaxing in front of a screen, USS Theodore Roosevelt. Black and white photograph.

Crew members of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom, relaxing infront of a screen

A crew member preparing for battle on deck, USS Theodore Roosevelt. Black and white photograph.

A crew member of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom, on the deck preparing for battle

Crew members pulling missiles on deck, USS Theodore Roosevelt, 2003. Black and white photograph.

Crew members of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom, pulling missiles

A crew member walking on the flight deck, USS Theodore Roosevelt, 2003. Black and white photograph.

A crew member of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom, walking on the flying deck

A crew member on deck right after a take off, USS Theodore Roosevelt. Black and white photograph.

A crew member of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom, on the flying deck right after a take off

A crew member on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt, 2003. Black and white photograph.

A crew member of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom on the flying deck

Missiles on the deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt, 2003. Black and white photograph.

Missiles on the deck USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom

A room aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, 2003. Black and white photograph.

Room on USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during operation Iraqi Freedom