Caption:
Atlantic Ocean (July 28, 2006) -- Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN
71), an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron
Three One (VF-31), aircraft number 112, completes the final catapult
launch of an F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft. The last launch marks
the end of an era for Naval Aviation. The F-14 will officially retire
in September 2006, after 32 years of service to the fleet.
Theodore Roosevelt is completing Joint Task Force Exercises with USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications
Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Laird (RELEASED)
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