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A view of the squadron insignia on the tail of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft taxi on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as other Tomcats are launched during Operation Desert Storm

Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft taxi on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as other Tomcats are launched during Operation Desert Storm

Flight deck crewmen service Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Plus Tomcat aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A plane captain folds a cloth to polish the canopy of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) Tomcat aircraft are positioned on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) while two other Tomcats are readied for launch on the catapults during Operation Desert Storm

A plane captain cleans the canopy of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The launch officer gives the signal to launch an F-14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

A Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft taxis past three other Tomcats on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft gets the launch signal from a catapult officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Country: Red Sea

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/02/1991
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label_outline Explore Sra Chris, Catapult Officer, Aircraft Carrier Uss Saratoga

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