Keywords: US Navy 051213-N-7241L-005 Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Wilson Theodore directs an F-14D Tomcat into position for launch.jpg en 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 scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird RELEASED 2005-12-13 051213-N-7241L-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30704 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mates F-14D Tomcat on flight decks F-14 Tomcat aircraft carrier launches USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flight deck Steam catapults Photographs by Nathan Laird |