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A Navy F-14D Tomcat makes a near supersonic fly-by above the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during the final launch of Tomcats as the ship operates in the Atlantic Ocean on July 28, 2006. The F-14 will officially retire in September 2006 after 32 years of service to the fleet. This Tomcat is assigned to Fighter Squadron 31.

A Navy F-14D Tomcat makes a near supersonic fly-by.

A Navy F-14D Tomcat makes a near supersonic fly-by above the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during the final launch of Tomcats as the ship operates in the Atlantic Ocean on July 28, 2006. The F-14 will officially retire in September 2006 after 32 years of service to the fleet. This Tomcat is assigned to Fighter Squadron 31.

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