051115-N-7241L-012 Persian Gulf (Nov. 15, 2005) - An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), prepares to make an arrested landing 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-012 A


051115-N-7241L-012 Persian Gulf (Nov. 15, 2005) - An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), prepares to make an arrested landing 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-012 An F-14D Tomcat prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)


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