F-14B Tomcat

Squadron troubleshooters begin a final inspection on an F-14B Tomcat, of the Swordsmen of Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32), prior to launching off the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is embarked aboard Truman and is providing close air support and conducting intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance over Iraq. The Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.