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, prepares for launch on the
ship's number three catapult during the final 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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