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A catapult officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) signals with two fingers that an F-14A Tomcat aircraft is ready to be launched. The aircraft is armed with AIM-54A Phoenix missile on the fuselage station

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A Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft breaks away after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. The Tomcat is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the outer pylons and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the fuselage pylons

A Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft sits armed and ready on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) during FLEET EX 1-90. The aircraft is carrying two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing pylon at left, a drop tank under the engine intake, an AIM-54 Phoenix missile under the fuselage and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the wing pylon at right

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An F-14A Tomcat aircraft is inspected while on a catapult prior to launch from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60). The aircraft is armed with AIM-54 Phoenix missile on the fuselage station and an AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder on the left wing

A catapult officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) signals with two fingers that everything is ready and an F-14A Tomcat aircraft is ready to be launched. The aircraft is armed with AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the fuselage and AIM-9 Sidewinder on the wing pylons

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Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60)

Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 William A. Shayka

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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