Caption:
Persian Gulf (Dec. 7, 2005) -- Photographer's Mate Airman Nathan Laird
of Ocean City, Md., photographs an F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the
"Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), as it launches
off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore
Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight
(CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment
conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Randall Damm (RELEASED)
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