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Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) flight crews stand by F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of a Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60)

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71)

Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) flight crews service their F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight line

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CNV 69)

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). A catapult crew member is positioning the plane on the catapult

A plane director guides an F-14A Tomcat aircraft onto a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64)

An arresting gear officer signals launching instructions to the pilot of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

A flight deck crewmember guides an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2)

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of a Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations

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Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Paul Pappas, USN

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/12/1988
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A US Navy pilot onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74), preflights an F-14 Tomcat prior to flight operations in the Persian Gulf. The USS JOHN C. STENNIS is deployed in the Persian Gulf in support of an Southwest build-up

A Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prepares to catch the arresting wire as it comes in for a landing on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during flight operations aboard the vessel

A flight deck crew member signals to the pilot of a Ka-27 Helix helicopter as it approaches the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) in preparation for landing aboard the vessel. The Helix is from the guided missile destroyer Admiral Vinogradov (BPD-554) which, along with the RANGER, is part of a multinational naval force participating in exercises in the region

A Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is readied for launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

A US Navy (USN) Aircraft Handler uses hand signals to communicate with the pilot of a CH-46 Sea Knight, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11), Gunbearers, Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), as he approaches the rear deck of the (USN) Wichita Class of Replenishment Oilers the USS KANSAS CITY (AOR 3) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) while underway on the Pacific Ocean

As a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is launched from the No. 3 catapult aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), the line attaching an aerial banner target to the aircraft is played out across the flight deck. The LINCOLN is at sea for its shakedown cruise

Flight deck crewmen conduct flight operations with an F-14 Tomcat aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The F-14 is in position to be catapulted from the carrier

NC-10B powerplants are positioned at the end of a line of A-6E Intruder and F-14A Tomcat aircraft during servicing of the aircraft prior to a mission

A left side view of three F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) in flight with their arresting hooks down. The aircraft are based aboard the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

A crewman from Helicopter Light Antisubmarine Squadon 31 (HSL-31) signals to the pilot of an HH-2D Seasprite helicopter approaching the deck of the surveying ship USNS CHAUVENET (T-AGS 29)

A pair of F-14A "Tomcat" aircraft attached to the "Black Aces" of Fighter Squadron Four One (VF-41) operating from the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), air-to-air refuel with a United States Air Force KC135R Stratotanker

Wearing an MCU-2P protective mask as part of a Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) warfare drill, LT. Thomas Stubblefield signals to the deck edge operator during the launch of an A-7E Corsair aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The KENNEDY is operating in support of Operation Desert Shield

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