- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164603 / AJ-101 (cn 631/D-36) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3227
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
Tomcatters Boss Bird relaxing on the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Views: 2130
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
VS-24 Viking prepares for launch from the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Views: 2025
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
VS-24 Cag Bird
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164258 / AJ-306 (cn 1021/C239) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2562
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VFA-15 Valions Hornet waits to come up on deck on one of USS Theodore Roosevelts deck elevators
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164646 / AJ-304 (cn 1070/C275) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2798
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
A Dual launch from USS Theodore Roosevelt on the first mission of the day, a VFA-15 Hornet launches from cat #3 whilst a VAQ-141 Prowler launches from cat #2
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164342 / AJ-100 (cn 617) Aircraft Info
- Views: 4997
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
The VF-31 "Tomcatters" CAG bird manoeuvres onto Cat 2 for launch during the Cats last combat cruise onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Views: 2185
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
The HS-3 "Tridents" CAG bird Seahawk being readied for the first plane guard mission of the day
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 163897 / AJ-210 (cn 607) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3401
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
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
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164687 / AJ-400 (cn 1120) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1952
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
The VFA-87 Golden Warriors CAG bird powers off the deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt from cat # 2 for a mission over the beach
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164343 / AJ-106 (cn 618) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3247
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Felix 106" thunders down cat #1 on departure from USS Theodore Roosevelt during the last daylight event of the day
- Views: 2208
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VS-24 "Scouts" Hoover manages to take the wire after getting a little out of shape on short finals, see the LSO's in the background keeping an eye out
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164669 / AJ-411 (cn 1099/C288) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1918
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
A VFA-87 "Golden Warriors" legacy bug is fired from Cat 4 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164342 / AJ-100 (cn 617) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3471
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Felix 100" The VF-31 "Tomcatters" CAG bird being marshalled to cat #3 for an evening sortie over the beach from the Big Stick during the Tomcats final combat cruise
- Views: 13310
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VF-213 "Black Lions" Tomcat sits on the deck of the Big Stick during the cats last combat cruise in the Gulf
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164258 / AJ-306 (cn 1021/C239) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2936
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VFA-15 Valions bug being guided onto the cat for launch onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164687 / AJ-400 (cn 1120/C299) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2183
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
VFA-87 CAG Bird is engulfed by steam as it moves into position on the catapult prior to launch from the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164669 / AJ-411 (cn 1099/C288) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2678
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
VFA-87 Hornet blasts off the waist of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Views: 3933
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164348 / AJ-203 (cn 623) Aircraft Info
- Views: 5406
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
VF-213 Tomcat is prepared for the days operations.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Lockheed S-3B Viking
- Registration: 160142 / AJ-701
- Views: 3665
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
VS-24 Viking about to land on the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164342 / AJ-100 (cn 617/D-22) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3389
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
The superb CAG Bird markings of VF-31.
- Views: 1957
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
Lifting off the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman EA-6B Prowler (G-128)
- Registration: 158542 / AJ-502 (cn P-20) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3732
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
Prowler powers off the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt during the first launch of the day.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 163897 / AJ-210 (cn 607) Aircraft Info
- Views: 5951
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
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.