Navy F-14 Tomcat

SSGT MICHAEL D. GADDIS, USAF

A Navy F-14 Tomcat flies up with its refueling probe out preparing to connect with a tanker.

The F-14 is armed with two AIM 9 Sidewinder missiles, a Paveway II Laser Guided GBU-10 2,000-pound bomb, and LANTIRN Pod, as it prepares for a bombing mission over Afghanistan.

Keywords: Grumman, Tomcat, Navy, Sidewinder, Paveway, LANTIRN, Afghanistan

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