- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164343 / AJ-106 (cn 618) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3421
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Felix 106" a VF-31 'Tomcatters' F-14D Tomcat gets hooked up to the number 1 catapult for launch during the last daylight event of the day onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during the Cats last Combat Cruise.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 163897 / AJ-210 (cn 607/D-12) Aircraft Info
- Views: 4606
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
A VF-213 'Black Lions' Tomcat is manoeuvered into position by the blue shirts prior to the start of the days events onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164628 / AJ-407 (cn 1045/C257) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2222
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Party 407" A VFA-87 'Golden Warriors' Legacy Bug unhooks the wire after arriving back onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt after a mission over the Beach in support of OIF.
- Views: 2369
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VS-24 'Scouts' Hoover comes into land past a solitary VF-213 'Black Lions' F-14 Tomcat at Fighter County onboard CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt, this was also VS-24s last combat cruise.
- Views: 1745
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
VAW-124 'Bear Aces' CVW-8
- Views: 2434
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A HS-3 'Tridents' Seahawk gets airborne before the next event for a plane guard mission onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Views: 3291
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace October 17, 2005
Early evening on the flight deck. VAW-124 "Bear Aces" CO jet prepares to launch from USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71. Roosevelt and CVW-8 were deployed during 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164348 / AJ-203 (cn 623) Aircraft Info
- Views: 5908
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
Brown shirts prep a VF-213 "Black Lions" F-14D for the next mission during a Persian Gulf sunset, note the guided missile destroyer DDG-75 USS Donald Cook keeping watch in the background
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 159629 / AJ-211 (cn 176) Aircraft Info
- Views: 5296
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
One of the oldest Tomcats on the cruise undergoes some early morning maintenance onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman EA-6B Prowler (G-128)
- Registration: 159585 / AC-502 (cn P-51) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3795
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace February 12, 2008
A prowler from VAQ-130 Zappers leaves the deck of the USS Harry S Truman to carry out another OIF sortie.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
- Registration: 166634 / AC-101 (cn ..../F127) Aircraft Info
- Views: 4673
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace February 12, 2008
VFA-11 Red Rippers CO jet shoots off the catapult carrying a huge array of weapons destined for Iraq.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164628 / AJ-407 (cn 1045/C257) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2134
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VFA-87 "Golden Warriors" Hornet takes the wire onboard CVN-71 after a Sea Dragon mission over the busy Persian Gulf shipping lanes
- Views: 2889
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VS-24 "Scouts" Hoover taxies away after taking the wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during the last daylight event of the day, this was also the Scouts last ever combat cruise
- Views: 2464
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VS-24 "Scouts" Hoover sits on Cat #1 ready to go during the last daylight event of the day, this was the back up jet after a previous Viking had gone tech on the cat
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 161163 / AJ-205 (cn 390) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3521
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VF-213 "Black Lions" Tomcat sits armed and ready on cat # 3 only a few seconds away from launch from the deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt for a mission over the Beach
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 161159 / AJ-204 (cn 368/DR-1) Aircraft Info
- Views: 8953
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VF-213 Black Lions Tomcat sits on the deck of CVN-71 bathed in a superb Persian Gulf sunset during the Tomcats last ever combat cruise, an icon of US Naval aviation for 30 plus years, Bye Bye Baby
- Views: 2154
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VAW-124 "Bear Aces" about to take the wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt after the supporting the first two events of the day
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164343 / AJ-106 (cn 618) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3140
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
"Felix 106" A VF-31 "Tomcatters" F-14D climbs away from cat #3 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt for a mission over the beach during the Cats last ever combat cruise, So Long Baby
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman EA-6B Prowler (G-128)
- Registration: 158542 / AJ-502 (cn P-20) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2585
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Franken Prowler" A VAQ-141 "Shadowhawks" EA-6B Prowler comes in to take the wire onboard Americas Big Stick, CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164628 / AJ-407 (cn 1045/C257) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2420
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
"Party 407" A VFA-87 "Golden Warriors" Bug comes in to take the wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt after another mission over the Beach
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 164350 / AJ-103 (cn 625/D-30) Aircraft Info
- Views: 5312
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
A VF-31 "Tomcatters" F-14D sits on the deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt just after sunset during the Cats last ever combat cruise, one of the regions many oil platforms can be seen in the background, was this really 2 years ago, Last Cats Standing Baby
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164628 / AJ-407 (cn 1045/C257) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2147
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
Party 407, A VFA-87 "Golden Warriors" Hornet makes its way past the Island for launch from Cat # 3 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt for a Sea Dragon (or Donkey to the crews) mission over the regions busy shipping lanes
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Registration: 163897 / AJ-210 (cn 607/D-12) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3310
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 18, 2006
Lion 210 A VF-213 "Black Lions" F-14D Tomcat about to take the number three wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during the types last Combat cruise, known as the Double DD's cruise
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
- Registration: 164637 / AJ-410 (cn 1054/C266) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2889
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January 19, 2006
Busy Flightdeck as the first event of the day gets underway, VF-213 Tomcats ready to fire from Cat #2 whilst the VFA-15 and VFA-87 Hornets make their way to Cats 3 and 4 for launch onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt for missions over the beach