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Mathew Shilling, an employee of the Newport News Shipyard, welds the initials of Jeanne and John Warner on a steel plate during the keel laying ceremony for Pre-Commissioning Unit John Warner (SSN 785).

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A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron 231 (VF-213) launches from the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), while the ship is underway in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Black Lions and the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) are the last active squadrons flying F-14s. The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations

US Navy (USN) aircraft handlers direct a USN F-14D Tomcat fighter, Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31), Tomcatters, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), into launch position on the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations (MSO) on the Persian Gulf

A pair of US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat fighters, Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31), Tomcatters, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), perform a fly-by over the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) [not shown]. The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations (MSO) on the Persian Gulf

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN (AOAN) Brent Earl (left), onboard the USN Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), prepares to shoot the Mark 87 (Mk 87) shotline, from a 7.62 mm M14 rifle, onto the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Henry J. Kaiser Class Oiler, USNS TIPPECANOE (T-AO 199), so that the KITTY HAWK can conduct an underway replenishment (UNREP) while on station in the Pacific Ocean operating in the 7th Fleets Area of Responsibility (AOR)

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), joins-up on the port side of a USN S-3B Viking aircraft, Sea Control Squadron 24 (VS-24), Scouts, NAS Jacksonville, Florida (FL), prior to conducting an aerial refueling somewhere over the Mediterranean. VF-213 and VS-24 assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), are currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat fighter assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213) launches, afterburners blazing, from the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations

The last US Navy (USN) F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft to fly a combat mission arrives at Sherman Field at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida (FL). The F-14D aircraft bureau number 161159, was assigned to the Black Lions of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), part of Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), embarked aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat fighter, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), makes an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations (MSO) on the Persian Gulf

A US Navy (USN) aircraft handler directs a USN F-14D Tomcat fighters, Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31), Tomcatters, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), to a steam powered catapult in preparation for launch aboard 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 (MSO) in the Persian Gulf

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) Ray Martinez (foreground) and USN Aviation USN Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2) Brian Gant, load 20 mm ammunitions rounds into an F-14D Tomcat aircraft, assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213) on the flight deck aboard 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, while underway in the Mediterranean Sea

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Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Derek Allen, Usn

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Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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A combined formation of aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 fly in formation.

Sailors help move an F-14D Tomcat attached to the Black Lions of Fighter Squadron Two Thirteen (VF-213) onto the flight deck for use as a static display during the ship�s commissioning of the ship, scheduled for July 12th, 2003

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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

An aircraft handler gets an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Black Lions of Fighter Squadron two One three (VF-213) into position for launch.

A right rear view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) of Carrier Wing (CVW-3) parked on the flight line. Behind the F/A-18C is an T-2C Buckeye trainer aircraft of Training Squadron 23 (VT-23)

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

Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Perez of Helicopter Light Anti-submarine Squadron 84 (HSL-84) signals to the pilot of an SH-2F Seasprite helicopter during a tune-up of the helicopter's engines

US Navy (USN) aircraft from the USN Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) perform a formation flyover during an air power demonstration for family members of USN Sailors embarked aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) during a Tiger Cruise in the Pacific Ocean. Tiger Cruise is provided for family members and friends of the crew to give them an opportunity to experience life at sea for a week

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navy usn aviation ordnanceman aviation ordnanceman third class ray martinez ray martinez foreground usn aviation usn ordnanceman brian gant brian gant load ammunitions rounds mm ammunitions rounds tomcat aircraft d tomcat aircraft black lions black lions fighter squadron vf flight deck usn nimitz class aircraft carrier uss theodore roosevelt uss theodore roosevelt cvn carrier air cvw deployment security operations security operations mediterranean sea united states ships us navy ships air wing aircraft carrier us navy high resolution usn aviation usn ordnanceman second class f 14 d tomcat aircraft phan derek allen mediterranean sea aircraft carrier deck mediterranean region us national archives nimitz class