Caption:
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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