Keywords: US Navy 060310-N-2838C-040 Pilots of an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the.jpg en Atlantic Ocean March 10 2006 - Pilots of an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Tomcatters of Fighter Squadron 31 VF-31 taxi into launch position aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 VF-31 is completing its final deployment flying the F-14 Tomcat For the past 30 years the F-14 Tomcat has assured U S air superiority playing a key role in ensuring victory and preserving peace around the world The F-14 Tomcat will be removed from service and officially stricken from the inventory in September of 2006 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Michael Cole RELEASED 2006-03-10 060310-N-2838C-040 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 32692 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Michael Cole PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-14D Tomcat on flight decks Fighter Squadron 31 United States Navy Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 United States naval aviators Aircraft canopies |