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Flight deck crewmen conduct flight operations with an F-14 Tomcat aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The F-14 is in position to be catapulted from the carrier

Flight deck crewmen conduct flight operations with an F-14 Tomcat aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). The F-14 is in position to be catapulted from the carrier

F-14 Tomcat aircraft are serviced in the hangar bay of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68)

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft is launched from the flight deck of the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft is launched during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Flight deck crewmen direct two F-14 Tomcat aircraft into position for launch during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)

Flight deck crewmen stand by as an F-14A Tomcat aircraft is guided onto a catapult during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71)

A port beam view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) underway. An F-14 Tomcat aircraft is in-flight above the carrier

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). In the foreground another F-14A is positioned for launch

Flight deck crewmen conduct flight operations with an F-14 Tomcat aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The F-14 is in position to be catapulted from the carrier

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chuck Mussi

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/02/1983
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label_outline Explore Aircraft Carrier Uss Nimitz, F 14 Tomcat Aircraft, F 14 Tomcat

A US Navy pilot onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74), preflights an F-14 Tomcat prior to flight operations in the Persian Gulf. The USS JOHN C. STENNIS is deployed in the Persian Gulf in support of an Southwest build-up

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

A A-6E Intruder aircraft refuels an EA-6B Prowler aircraft during a demonstration of U.S. Navy aircraft being conducted for military officials from the People's Republic of China visiting aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). (Substandard image)

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

NC-10B powerplants are positioned at the end of a line of A-6E Intruder and F-14A Tomcat aircraft during servicing of the aircraft prior to a mission

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)

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