- Views: 3965
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
"Lion 207" A VF-213 Black Lions Tomcat gets airborne from Cat #3 onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt during the Tomcats last ever combat cruise in the Persian Gulf, So Long Baby.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164627 / AJ-300 (cn 1043/C256) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3249
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
The VFA-15 "Valions" CAG bird basks in the sunshine before the start of the days flying onboard "The Big Stick".
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164657 / AJ-314 (cn 1084/C280) Aircraft Info
- Views: 6487
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Pride 314" A VFA-15 "Valions" Hornet fires from cat #1 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt travelling from 0-180mph in around 200 Feet during the last daylight mission of the day for a mission over the beach
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164348 / AJ-203 (cn 623) Aircraft Info
- Views: 4575
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
"Lion 203" A VF-213 "Black Lions" Tomcat waits for the days events to begin onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 163897 / AJ-210 (cn 607/D-12) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3789
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Lion 210" A VF-213 "Black Lions" Tomcat comes into land past Fighter Country onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt after a Sea Dragon mission over the busy Persian Gulf shipping lanes
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164655 / AJ-304 (cn 1082/C279) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2251
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Pride 304" A VFA-15 "Valions" Bug named "Damage Inc" comes into land past Fighter Country onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt after a Sea Dragon mission over the busy Persian Gulf shipping lanes
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 163902 / AJ-107 (cn 612/D-17) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2942
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
Felix 107, A VF-31 "Tomcatters" F-14 is pushed back into position in Fighter Country after coming up top ready for the next event of the day onboard Americas "Big Stick"
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164647 / AJ-402 (cn 1071/C276) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2402
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
The checkers arm is raised and the nav and slime lights are lit a second or so before the VFA-87 "Golden Warriors" XO bird is fired from Cat #4 on the Big Stick for a night mission over the beach
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164258 / AJ-306 (cn 1021/C239) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2002
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
You can just about make out the shooter in the bottom right, note the nosewheel tension bar has just let go on this VFA-15 "Valions" Hornet as it has just fired from cat #1 during the last daylight mission of the day onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 163902 / AJ-107 (cn 612/D-17) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3180
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Felix 107" A VF-31 Tomcatters Tomcat about to take the wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt after a Sea Dragon mission over the busy shipping lanes of the Persian Gulf
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164643 / AJ-302 (cn 1065/C272) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2681
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VFA-15 "Valions" Hornet "Pride 302" fires from cat number 3 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt for another mission over the beach
- Views: 2074
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
One of the VAW-124 "Bear Aces" Hawkeye sits out the morning event on the deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: Aircraft Info
- Views: 2718
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace June 20, 2007
Departure from the USS Nimitz for a night mission above Iraq
- Air Force: USA - Marines
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
- Registration: 162903 / NH-314 Aircraft Info
- Views: 1989
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace June 21, 2007
Just a second from touchdown on the USS Nimitz.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164675 / AJ-401 (cn 1105/C291) Aircraft Info
- Views: 7822
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
The VFA-87 "Golden Warriors" CO bird thunders down cat number 1 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt for another mission over the Beach during the last daylight mission of the day
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164631 / AJ-312 (cn 1048/C260) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2376
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
A VFA-15 "Valions" Hornet waits for the days events to begin onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164343 / AJ-106 (cn 618) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3324
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
Felix 106 A VF-31 "Tomcatters" Tomcat is manoeuvred into position for the evening events onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Views: 3408
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Lion 207" comes in past "Fighter Country" to take the number three wire during the Tomcats last ever combat cruise
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164343 / AJ-106 (cn 618) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3167
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
"Felix 106" is carefully moved back into position by the blue shirts onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164687 / AJ-400 (cn 1120/C299) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2316
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
The VFA-87 "Golden Warriors" CAG bird makes its way to the cat for launch
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 163897 / AJ-210 (cn 607/D-12) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2544
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
"Lion 210" waits patiently on the deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt for the morning mission to begin
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 163417 / AJ-112 (cn 601) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2616
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
The crew chief checks over Felix 112 before the morning launch onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Views: 1785
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VS-24 "Scouts" Hoover sits on the deck of the Big Stick during a Persian Gulf sunset, this was also the Scouts last combat cruise
- Views: 2208
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VAW-124 "Bear Aces" Hawkeye about to trap the wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt