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A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213) lands safely on 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

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A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213) lands safely on 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

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Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Scene Camera Operator: Pha Derek Allen, Usn

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Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.

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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04/02/2006
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