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An F-14A Tomcat, foreground, and A-7E Corsair II aircraft are prepared for flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during operations off the coast of Libya

Flight deck crewmen aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) prepare A-6E Intruder, F-14A Tomcat, A-7E Corsair II aircraft for operations off the coast of Libya

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) are prepared for flight operations during operations off the coast of Libya. An A-7E Corsair II aircraft is in the background and the nose section of an A-6E Intruder is in the foreground

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Flight deck crewmen refuel an F-14A Tomcat aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during flight operations off the coast of Libya

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during flight operations off the coast of Libya. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the fuselage

An A-7E Corsair II aircraft is attached to a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60)

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Two F-14A Tomcat aircraft and an A-7E Corsair II aircraft are prepared for service on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during operations off the coast of Libya

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Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60)

Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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12/02/1986
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