Persian Gulf (Jan. 12, 2006) - Flight deck handlers direct an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) into launch position 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 currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird
