051113-N-0685C-001 Persian Gulf (Nov. 14, 2005) Ð Lightning strikes in the distance behind an F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the ÒBlacklionsÓ of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain, an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Javier Capella (RELEASED) US Navy 051113-N-0685C-001 L

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051113-N-0685C-001 Persian Gulf (Nov. 14, 2005) Ð Lightning strikes in the distance behind an F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the ÒBlacklionsÓ of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain, an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Javier Capella (RELEASED) US Navy 051113-N-0685C-001 Lightning strikes in the distance behind an F-14D Tomcat

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