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Persian Gulf (Nov. 11, 2005) -- An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the “Blacklions” of assigned to the “Blacklions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf-region. VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Aircraft assigned to CVW-8 are currently supporting Operation Steel Curtain, an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rob Tabor (RELEASED)

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US Navy
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F-14
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