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Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 16, 2005) -- A Plane Captain assigned to the
"Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), cleans the canopy
on one of the squadron's F-14D Tomcats on the flight deck 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 Airman Derek Allen (RELEASED)
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