Keywords: US Navy 051115-N-7241L-001 A pair of F-14D Tomcats launch simultaneously from the bow and waist steam-powered catapults on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).jpg en Persian Gulf Nov 15 2005 - A pair of F-14D Tomcats assigned to the Blacklions of Fighter Squadron 213 VF-213 launch simultaneously from the bow and waist steam-powered catapults 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 Apprentice Nathan Laird RELEASED 2005-11-15 051115-N-7241L-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 29952 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-14D Tomcat in flight F-14 Tomcat aircraft carrier launches Fighter Squadron 213 United States Navy USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flight deck Photographs by Nathan Laird |