Prepare to launch!
ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (April 22,1999) -- A crew member from the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) runs back behind the foul line after checking that the hold back bar is in place prior to the launch of a Fighting Fourteen (VF-14) Tophatters' Grumman F-14A Tomcat supporting the NATO Operation Allied Force.

• U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jonathan Byrd (RELEASED) Record ID No. (VIRIN): 990422-N-9015B-008, April 22, 1999
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