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A U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat aircraft sits on the flight line after completing its final flight at Naval Base North Island, San Diego, Calif., Sept. 29, 2006. After 36 years of service, the Tomcat was replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft.

A U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat aircraft sits on the flight line after completing its final flight at Naval Base North Island, San Diego, Calif., Sept. 29, 2006. After 36 years of service, the Tomcat was replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft.

A U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat aircraft sits on the flight line after completing its final flight at Naval Base North Island, San Diego, Calif., Sept. 29, 2006. After 36 years of service, the Tomcat was replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft.

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