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Captain W.S. "Bud" Orr, Commanding Officer, Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14), climbs up to the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prior to pre-deployment training mission

A pilot and radar-intercept officer conduct a preflight check on a Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prior to its launch during Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) strike training

Squadron maintenance personnel perform a preflight check on a Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prior to its launch from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

A crewman performs a preflight check on a Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60)

Squadron maintenance personnel perform a preflight check on a Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prior to its launch from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

CDR R.M. "Bud" Taylor, deputy commander, Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1), performs a preflight check on an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during CVW-1 strike training

The pilot and radar intercept officer make a final preflight check in the cockpit of their Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

A plane captain for Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) signals the pilot of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during a preflight check performed as part of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) strike training

Maintenancemen inspect the cockpit of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft prior to flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

Captain W.S. "Bud" Orr, Commanding Officer, Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14), conducts a preflight check of a Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prior to pre-deployment training mission

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon

State: Nevada (NV)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Robert L. Lawson

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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02/08/1988
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U.S. Navy Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) Sailors attach supplies to a Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28,"Dragon Whales") MH-60S Knighthawk (Sierra) multi-mission helicopter during an underway replenishment between the EISENHOWER and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ship USNS ARCTIC (T-AOE 8) on Jan. 25, 2007, while the EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Jon Dasbach) (Released)

A US Navy (USN) Sailor looks on as an F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircraft assigned to the "Fighting Vigilantes" Strike Fighter Squadron 151 (VFA 151) makes a turn on the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW 2) are currently underway to the Western Pacific for a scheduled six-month deployment

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (AB) Aircraft Handler, PETTY Officer 3rd Class (PO3) Krystol Koos directs a C-2A Greyhound aircraft assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30), Detachment Three (DET-3), Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) into launch position onboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The COD's bring mail, supplies, and new personnel to the ship. The squadron is part of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) deployed on board the Roosevelt supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An F-14 "Tomcat" engages it's afterburners prior to a night launch off the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). ROOSEVELT and its embarked carrier air wing are participating in strikes missions over the former Yugoslavia in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

A US Navy (USN) (green shirt) Catapult Operator gives the thumbs up signal as a F-14D Tomcat aircraft assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations in the Mediterranean Sea

A US Navy (USN) C-2A Greyhound aircraft assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) lands on the flight deck of the USN Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). The carrier on board delivery (COD) aircraft brings valuable mail, parts, supplies, and personnel to the carrier at sea. The Kennedy and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are conducting missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Various aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft approches for a landing onboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76), in the Persian Gulf. The REAGAN along with its embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) is currently on her maiden deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations in the region and participating in the global war on terrorism

Vice Adm. John K. Ready, commander, Navy Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, greets CMDR. Larry H. Schmit, commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33), upon his squadron's return to the station with other squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1). The wing was deployed in the Persian Gulf area aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

Nine F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) park in a row upon their arrival at the air station. The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), of which VFA-83 is a part, and Carrier Air Wing 3, (CVW-3) are returning to their home fields after being deployed aboard the aircraft carriers USS SARATOGA (CV-60) and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), respectively, in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The crowd watches as the pilot of a Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft descends from the cockpit following his arrival at the air station. VF-32 personnel are among the members of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) who are being honored for their participation in Operation Desert Storm during homecoming ceremonies at the station

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), prepares to connect and refuel from a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender cargo tanker, 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), during a mission over the Persian Gulf region. Two USN F/A-18C Hornet fighters, Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87), Golden Warriors, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), wait their turn to slide in for aerial fueling. The VF-213 and VFA-87 are assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

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