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Flight deck crew members assigned to Fighter Squadron 31 give a thumbs up to indicate that their squadron's F-14D Tomcat is safe for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Nov. 26, 2005. Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting flight operations in the Persian Gulf. The Tomcat is assigned to Fighter Squadron 31 of Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.

Flight deck crew members assigned to Fighter Squadron 31 give a thumbs up.

Flight deck crew members assigned to Fighter Squadron 31 give a thumbs up to indicate that their squadron's F-14D Tomcat is safe for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Nov. 26, 2005. Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting flight operations in the Persian Gulf. The Tomcat is assigned to Fighter Squadron 31 of Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.

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