040324-N-6278K-139 Arabian Gulf (Mar. 24, 2004) - An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the ÒRed RippersÓ of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11) prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Joan Kretschmer. (RELEASED) US Navy 040324-N-6278K-139 An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the Red Rippers of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11) prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck aboa

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040324-N-6278K-139 Arabian Gulf (Mar. 24, 2004) - An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the ÒRed RippersÓ of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11) prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Joan Kretschmer. (RELEASED) US Navy 040324-N-6278K-139 An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the Red Rippers of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11) prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73)

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