Persian Gulf (Dec. 16, 2005) - A final checker makes last minute adjustments to the tailhook of an F-14D Tomcat prior to launch 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 3rd Class Eben Boothby
