On an Operation SOUTHERN WATCH mission, three F-14A Tomcats from the Fighting Checkmates of US Navy Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) fly over Southern Iraq with a USAF KC-10 during the 1997-98 deployment with CVW-9 in USS Nimitz (CVN-68).
On an Operation SOUTHERN WATCH mission, an F-14A Tomcat from VF-211 flies over Southern Iraq with an F/A-18C Hornet from VMFA-314 during the 1997-98 deployment with CVW-9 in USS Nimitz (CVN-68). The F-14 has a special Christmas tail design.