Posted on 01/03/2006 12:30:25 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
051216-N-9362D-001 Persian Gulf (Dec. 16, 2005) - Commander Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), Capt. Bill Sizemore makes his 10,000th trap aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Sizemore was piloting an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213). Roosevelt and embarked CVW-8 are underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Randall Damm (RELEASED)
051216-N-9362D-002 December 16, 2005 Arabian Gulf Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Commanding Officer USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Captain J.R. Haley congratulates, Commander Carrier Air Wing 8, Captain Bill Sizemore after making his 10,000th trap while piloting an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213). USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight are underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Randall Damm
Congratulations to Capt Sizemore.
Condolences to the Tomcat, you served us well. Happy retirement.
Did he trap the 3rd wire?
1,000 is probably more like it.
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