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Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 16, 2005) -- Sailors assigned to the "Tomcatters" of
Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), conduct maintenance on one of their
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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