An armed "VF-213 Black Lions" Tomcat basks in the sun onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during the Tomcats final combat cruise known as the Double DD's cruise
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.
The busy first mission of the day is in full swing on Roosevelts flightdeck with a Black Lions Tomcat moving into position on cat #2 for another mission over the beach in support of OIF
With the shuttle connected and in position, the tension bar set, the member of the cat crew runs away so the "VFA-87 Golden Warriors" CO bird can take the cat shot from 0-180mph in around 200ft, an awesome experience
A VFA-15 'Valions' Bug slams into the deck onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during the last daylight event of the day after a mission over the beach in support of OIF
A VF-213 "Black Lions" Tomcat slowly edges forward to the shuttle on Cat 3 for launch as the brown shirts carry out the final checks during the last daylight event of the day onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
A VAW-124 "Bear Aces" Hawkeye comes in for a three wire trap onboard CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt, you are very close to the action at the LSO platform with the wingtip being feet from you head, an awesome experience
A red shirt (Ordnance Handler) waits with a pair of GBU-12 Paveway II's and a GBU-38 500LB JDAM, ready to be loaded onto Tomcats and Hornets onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt for missions over the beach
A very slow shutter speed catches the moment the tailhook of a landing F/A-18 Hornet strikes the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt during night time recoveries.
Last Cats Standing Baby, "Felix 100" The VF-31 'Tomcatters' CAG bird sits on cat #2 ready for launch whilst "Lion 210" a VF-213 'Black Lions' cat waits its turn during the Tomcats last ever combat cruise onboard the "Big Stick".