[LadyX]

The 'Shooter' signals the pilot of an F-14-D Tomcat
from Fighter Squadron 213 to bring his aircraft
up to full throttle prior to being launched from
the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
The Vinson is patrolling the Arabian Sea
participating in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by PH1 Greg Messier, USN

[LadyX]

This resembles some kind of sea monster!

A B-1B Lancer moves closer to the refueling boom.
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill, USAF