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Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 18, 2005) -- An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the
"Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) launches from the
number three waist catapult while another VF-31 aircraft taxis into
position on the number two bow catapult aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
(CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are
currently underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel
Curtain, a joint U.S.-Iraqi military offensive aimed at preventing
cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. U.S.
Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird
(RELEASED)
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