An F-14B Tomcat is catapulted from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during evening flight operations in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 4, 2004. Truman and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are providing close air support and conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions over Iraq. The Tomcat is assigned to Fighter Squadron 32.

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