051116-N-5832A-001 Persian Gulf (Nov. 16, 2005) - Sailors assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), conduct maintenance on one of their squadron's F-14D Tomcats on the flight deck 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, a joint military offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Derek Allen (RELEASED) US
051116-N-5832A-001 Persian Gulf (Nov. 16, 2005) - Sailors assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), conduct maintenance on one of their squadron's F-14D Tomcats on the flight deck 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, a joint military offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Derek Allen (RELEASED) US Navy 051116-N-5832A-001 Sailors conduct maintenance on one of their squadron's F-14D Tomcats on the flight deck the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
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