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Caption:
Persian Gulf (Nov. 14, 2005) -- Lightning strikes in the distance
behind an F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter
Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), on the flight deck 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 Javier Capella
(RELEASED)
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