Carrier Strike Group Two CSG2 conducts sea trials in the Atlantic prior to deployment - F-14 Tomcat Final Deployment

AJ101, an F-14 Tomcat from VF-31 'Tomcatters', launches off the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 during sea trials prior to their 2005 Mediterranean deployment. This would be the final cruise for the F-14 Tomcat and the last time it would ever see combat.

Dressed is a semi-retro paint scheme, AJ101 has also been nicknamed 'Pencil' due to it's all-black nose.

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