
TOMCAT LAUNCH — A catapult shooter signals the launch of an F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Fighter Squadron 31, from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf, Oct. 26, 2005. The Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are under way on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael D. Cole