Keywords: US Navy 051118-N-7241L-011 An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Tomcatters of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) launches from the number three waist catapult.jpg en Persian Gulf Nov 18 2005 - An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Tomcatters of Fighter Squadron 31 VF-31 launches from the number three waist catapult while another VF-31 aircraft taxis into position on the number two bow catapult aboard 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 a joint U S -Iraqi military offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird RELEASED 2005-11-18 051118-N-7241L-011 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30066 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-14D Tomcat on flight decks F-14D Tomcat in flight F-14 Tomcat aircraft carrier launches Fighter Squadron 31 United States Navy USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flight deck Strike Fighter Squadron 31 United States Navy Photographs by Nathan Laird |