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A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron 231 (VF-213), prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), while the ship is underway in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Black Lions and the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) are the last active squadrons flying F-14s. The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213) lands safely on the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), while the ship is underway in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Black Lions and the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) are the last active squadrons flying F-14s. The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat fighter assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213) launches, afterburners blazing, from the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations

A specially painted US Navy F-14D Tomcat fighter, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Tomcat is equipped with an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod and armed with a GBU-16 1,000-pound bomb. The VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

The last US Navy (USN) F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft to fly a combat mission arrives at Sherman Field at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida (FL). The F-14D aircraft bureau number 161159, was assigned to the Black Lions of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), part of Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), embarked aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

Two US Navy (USN) Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213, ßBlack Lionsß) F-14D Tomcat fighter aircraft are catapulted from the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) flight deck while the carrier is underway in the Atlantic Ocean on a regularly scheduled deployment to conduct Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Red Sea

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat standard fleet fighter aircraft (Aircraft number 100), Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31, ßTomcattersß), makes a near-supersonic low-level fly-by above the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), while the USS ROOSEVELT is participating in a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) with the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) in the Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A US Navy (USN) F-14 Tomcat flown by Lieutenants (LT) Ken Hockycko and Roy Emanuel, assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), launch from the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) in the Atlantic Ocean. The F-14 Tomcat will be removed from service and officially stricken from the inventory in September of 2006

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), joins-up on the port side of a USN S-3B Viking aircraft, Sea Control Squadron 24 (VS-24), Scouts, NAS Jacksonville, Florida (FL), prior to conducting an aerial refueling somewhere over the Mediterranean. VF-213 and VS-24 assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), are currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron 231 (VF-213) launches from the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), while the ship is underway in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Black Lions and the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) are the last active squadrons flying F-14s. The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations

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Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Scene Camera Operator: Pha Derek Allen, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public

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U.S. Navy Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) Sailors attach supplies to a Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28,"Dragon Whales") MH-60S Knighthawk (Sierra) multi-mission helicopter during an underway replenishment between the EISENHOWER and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ship USNS ARCTIC (T-AOE 8) on Jan. 25, 2007, while the EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Jon Dasbach) (Released)

A Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prepares to catch the arresting wire as it comes in for a landing on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during flight operations aboard the vessel

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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)

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