Persian Gulf (Jan. 2, 2006) â An aircraft handling petty officer directs an F-14 Tomcat up to the catapult on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Eben Boothby
