Tomcat over Iraq
by Benjamin Yeager
Title
Tomcat over Iraq
Artist
Benjamin Yeager
Medium
Photograph - Color Photo
Description
This image from the archives of the U.S. Navy shows an F-14 Tomcat embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) flying a combat mission in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing fighter whose primary missions are air superiority, fleet air defense, and precision strike against ground targets. Retired in 2006, F-14's are now only flown by the Republic of Iran, a 1976 gift to Iran when the United States was on good terms with the country.
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September 2nd, 2013
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