Lion 210 sits on Cat 1 armed and ready to go, the checker has just given the thumbs up confirming the cat is fixed and armed for launch, seconds later this Tomcat is thrust from 0-160mph in around 2 seconds, an awesome sight
Black Lions Tomcat starts its charge down the deck as it is launched from the number one catapult on the bow of the USS Theodore Roosevelt during the last daylight launch of the day.
VF-213 Black Lions jet, AJ-210 about to trap aboard CVN-71 following a combat sortie over Iraq. CVN-71 deployed during 2005 in support of O.I.F. This was the last combat cruise by the final two Tomcat units, VF-31 and VF-213.