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Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 17, 2005) -- An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the
"Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), prepares to
land aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier 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 Stephen Early (RELEASED)
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