051113-N-7241L-003 Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 2005) - An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), launches from 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 051113-N-7241L-003 An F-14D Tomcat launch
051113-N-7241L-003 Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 2005) - An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), launches from 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 051113-N-7241L-003 An F-14D Tomcat launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
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