Caption:
At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Apr. 15, 2002 --
Lt Lucas "Spicoli" Kadar, of Annapolis Md, conducts "final checks" on
his F-14D Tomcat before launching from one of four steam catapult
systems aboard Abraham Lincoln. Lt Kadar is assigned to the
"Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31). Abraham
Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are enroute
to the Gulf of Alaska to conduct missions in support of Operation
"Northern Edge". U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class
Derrick Eisenbeis. (RELEASED)
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