sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Jan. 21, 2002 -- Flight deck Sailors prepare an F-14 "Tomcat" fighter from the "Diamondbacks" of Fighter Squadrn One Zero Two (VF-102) for launch and shooters in "the bubble" go through a checklist before sending the plane down the carrier's steam-powered catapult. The Diamondbacks are part of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) currently deployed with the Roosevelt in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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