Keywords: US Navy 021101-N-9593M-045 An F-14D.jpg en At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Nov 1 2002 -- An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Tomcatters of Fighter Squadron Thirty One VF-31 launches off catapult three which is one of four steam driven catapults on the ship's flight deck Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen CVW-14 are on a scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Philip McDaniel RELEASED 2002-11-01 021101-N-9593M-045 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 3155 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Philip McDaniel PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 F-14D Tomcat in flight F-14 Tomcat aircraft carrier launches Fighter Squadron 31 United States Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 31 United States Navy |