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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) 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

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

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

The plane captain of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft polishes its windscreen while the aircraft is parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft conduct a preflight check of their aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

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

An F-14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) is directed across the flight deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

A Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft rolls down the No. 2 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as it is launched 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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A Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is readied for launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

As a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is launched from the No. 3 catapult aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), the line attaching an aerial banner target to the aircraft is played out across the flight deck. The LINCOLN is at sea for its shakedown cruise

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A left side view of three F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) in flight with their arresting hooks down. The aircraft are based aboard the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531 (VFMA-531) rolls down the taxi way

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