Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 14, 2005) -- An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the
“Blacklions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), is
maneuvered in the hangar bay of 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, an 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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