021221-N-4171A-001 At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Dec. 21, 2002 -- An F-14D ÒTomcatÓ assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Thirty One (VF-31) launches with a painted "Santa Felix" from one of four steam catapults on shipÕs flight deck. Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch. Navy photo by Ensign Charles M. Abell. (RELEASED) US Navy 021221-N-4171A-001 Tomcat launches with a painted Santa Felix

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