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An F-14B from Fighter Squadron ONE FOUR THREE (VF-143) catapults off the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis CVN 74 during flight operations in the Persian Gulf. Stennis is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.

An F-14 Tomcat catapults off the deck of the USS John C. Stennis CVN 74.

An F-14B from Fighter Squadron ONE FOUR THREE (VF-143) catapults off the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis CVN 74 during flight operations in the Persian Gulf. Stennis is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.

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