A "VS-24 Scouts" Hoover waits to come up on deck for the evening mission onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, this was also to be the Scouts last combat cruise, the Scouts were dis-established 29th March 2007.
"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
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
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
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