051115-N-7241L-001 Persian Gulf (Nov. 15, 2005) - A pair of F-14D Tomcats, assigned to the ÒBlacklionsÓ of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), launch simultaneously from the bow and waist steam-powered catapults 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 Apprentice Nathan
051115-N-7241L-001 Persian Gulf (Nov. 15, 2005) - A pair of F-14D Tomcats, assigned to the ÒBlacklionsÓ of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), launch simultaneously from the bow and waist steam-powered catapults 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 Apprentice Nathan Laird (RELEASED) US Navy 051115-N-7241L-001 A pair of F-14D Tomcats launch simultaneously from the bow and waist steam-powered catapults on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
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