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US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. Gold Team - air show jump demonstration. March Field, May 2008.

US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. Gold Team - air show jump demonstration. March Field, May 2008.

US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. Gold Team - air show jump demonstration. March Field, May 2008.

US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. Gold Team - air show jump demonstration. March Field, May 2008.

A line of C-17 Globemaster III's are parked on the runway Dec. 21 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The C-17 is capable of rapid, strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo. The design of the aircraft allows it to operate on small, austere airfields. It can take off and land on runways...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 9, 2005) - An Aviation Ordnanceman observes as an F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the “Blacklions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air...

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...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 13, 2005) - Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Wilson Theodore directs an F-14D Tomcat into position for 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...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 4, 2005) - An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the “Blacklions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 20, 2005) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Ricardo Ramos, observes as an F-14 Tomcat prepares to launch from 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...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 19, 2005) - An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213) launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 12, 2005) - An F-14 Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron (VF-31) launches from the flight deck the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are underway on a regularly...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 15, 2005) - Lt. Cmdr. Richard Kramarik signals to launch an F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 7, 2005) - Photographer's Mate Airman Nathan Laird of Ocean City, Md., photographs an F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), as it launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 16, 2005) - An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), piloted by Commanding Officer, Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), Capt. Bill Sizemore, is directed into position for launch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS...

Persian Gulf (Jan. 2, 2006) – 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...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 30, 2005) - Sailors working on the flight deck stand in the safety zone as an F-14D Tomcat launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are underway on a regularly scheduled...

Persian Gulf (Jan. 2, 2006) – A pair of F-14 Tomcats conduct an aerial flyover of 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...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 28, 2005) – A plane captain cleans the canopy of an F-14D Tomcat prior to flight operations 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...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 31, 2005) - An F-14 Tomcat attached to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213) prepares for launch during flight deck operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and her embarked Carrier Air Wing...