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.
VF-31 "Tomcatters" jet, AJ-110 sits on the flight deck of CVN-71 with other Tomcats awaiting their next missions. USS Theodore Roosevelt and CVW-8 were deployed during 2005, in support of O.I.F. This was the last combat cruise for the F-14 Tomcat.
VF-31 "Tomcatters" jet, AJ-103 sits on the flight deck of CVN-71. USS Theodore Roosevelt and CVW-8 were deployed during 2005, in support of O.I.F. This was to be the last combat cruise by the final two Tomcat units, VF-31 and VF-213.
VAW-124 "Bear Aces" CAG jet, AJ-600 hooked up to the catapult on the flight deck of CVN-71, ready for launch. USS Theodore Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight were deployed during 2005, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
VAW-124 "Bear Aces" CO jet, AJ-601 hooked up to the catapult on the flight deck of CVN-71, ready for launch. USS Theodore Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight were deployed during 2005, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
GOOD TO GO! VAQ-141 "Shadowhawks" CAG jet, AJ-500 prepares to launch for a combat mission over Iraq from the flight deck of CVN-71, somewhere in the Persian Gulf. USS Theodore Roosevelt and CVW-8 were deployed during 2005 in supoort of O.I.F.