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).
Two US Navy F-14A Tomcats from Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) return to USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf following a mission in support of Operation Southern Watch.