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The original mission design profile of the F-14 Tomcat calls for CV take off, climb to altitude, fly 500 miles, descend ...
12/17/2025

The original mission design profile of the F-14 Tomcat calls for CV take off, climb to altitude, fly 500 miles, descend to 10,000ft, fight in “Maximum Afterburner” (Zone 5) for 2 minutes, climb back to cruise altitude, return 500 miles back to the carrier, loiter overhead the boat for 20 minutes in Marshall and land with 5% fuel reserves, all with no drop tanks.
This figure is based on internal fuel only (16,200lbs) and the P&W TF30-412A Engine, (DLI) Deck Launch Intercept of the Tomcat still cannot be matched even today.
The F110 powered Tomcat has an even better DLI due to a Non-Afterburner take off and overall better fuel mileage for the F110 as well.
Anytime, Baby…! 🤙

The Swordsmen of Fighter Squadron 32 turned in their TF30 F-14A’s an upgraded to the F110 Powered Grumman F-14B Tomcat.J...
12/16/2025

The Swordsmen of Fighter Squadron 32 turned in their TF30 F-14A’s an upgraded to the F110 Powered Grumman F-14B Tomcat.
July 1997, VF-32 is stationed at NAS Oceana and working up for their next deployment.
July 1998, 32 deploys aboard CVN-65 USS Enterprise, unfortunately they will suffer the first Aircraft loss in many years, The Aircrew is rescued immediately.
December of 1998 and Operation Desert Fox begins, the first night will be US Navy only!
Over the next 4 days they will drop 111,054 lbs of ordinance during 16 strike missions and 38 sorties, they also achieve a first for the F-14, they drop the first GBU-24 in combat by the US Navy, also it is the first multiple GBU-24 drop by any Navy Squadron in combat and also a first to use night vision.
They now head out on the new USS Harry Truman CVN-75, the year is 2000, they are apart of Operation Southern Watch.
Deploying again on the Truman in ‘02 they are apart of Operation Noble Eagle (in direct response to 911) as well as Operation Northern Watch.well as Operation Northern Watch.
VF-32 Deploys again with the USS Harry Truman in 2003, they fly to support OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) where they fly missions in support of Special Forces on the Ground.
By Cruise end they will fly 275 sorties and drop 247 LGB’s and 118 JDAM’s.
VF-32 Swordsmen Radio Callsign: GYPSY
VF-32 Swordsmen slogan: Gypsy Roll!
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍

12/14/2025

A Great Repost from
“Movie of Childhood Aspirations”
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Danger Zone | Top Gun Synthwave Remix
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History is never forgotten here, so let’s go back in time and join 31 & 11 on cruise. (No emails, No Zoom, No Cellphones...
12/13/2025

History is never forgotten here, so let’s go back in time and join 31 & 11 on cruise. (No emails, No Zoom, No Cellphones, just a Grumman C-2 Greyhound that brings the mail bags).
Let’s begin with Fighter Squadron 31: 1983, The VF-31 Tomcatters make their first F-14 Tomcat Deployment aboard the CV-67 USS John F Kennedy the last Diesel Boat America will build and it was called “BIG JOHN”.
(Sadly on its way currently to Brownsville to be scrapped).
They head to the South Mediterranean just off the coast of North Africa, there they begin peacekeeping operations In support of multinational forces which brings them over Lebanon and Syria.
However, while over Syria they are fired upon with AAA and a SA-7 SAM( surface to air missile).
They join up with USS Independence CV-62 and remove the SA-7 threat.
Unfortunately, in this mission the US Navy will lose a Grumman A-6 Intruder and a Vought A-7 Corsair II.
The Tomcatters of Fighter Squadron 31 will join their sister squadron The World Famous Red Rippers of Fighter Squadron 11 aboard the USS Forrestal CV-59 in April of 1985 one more time.
**31 had enough of 11’s shenanigans and inevitably handed them off to VF-143 for the 90’s.. Something 143 never forgave 31 for.. (we are kidding about last part)
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
Legendary VF-31 artwork by

12/12/2025

TGIF-14, Baby!!!
5MC: Get your helmets on, sleeves & goggles rolled down, store all loose gear about the deck!
This is CVW-15 aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 with VF-111 Sundowners and their sister squadron VF-51 Screamin’ Eagles keeping the battle group safe!
Fly Navy, Baby! ⚓️🇺🇸🤙

The US Navy accelerated CVW-1 through work-ups in order to join the build-up for Operation DESERT SHIELD. Only two days...
12/11/2025

The US Navy accelerated CVW-1 through work-ups in order to join the build-up for Operation DESERT SHIELD. Only two days after entering the Red Sea, Fighter Squadron 102 started flying combat sorties against Iraq as part of Operation DESERT STORM, VF-102 logged over 1,400 combat hours while executing all mission sets including SCUD and HVU CAPS as well as Strike Es**rt.
The Diamondbacks continued to fly missions from both the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea until they returned home in April, 1991.
In 1993, VF-102 once again found themselves in the middle of the world stage as they enforced the No Fly Zone and conducted strikes in support of UN troops in Bosnia,
Shortly thereafter, they transited the Suez Canal and participated in Operation RESTORE HOPE off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia and Operation SOUTHERN WATCH in the Persian Gulf.
Upon returning home VF-102 upgraded to the F-14B which included the more powerful GE F110 engines.
VF-102 Radio Call Sign is: DIAMOND..
LEEKSTER & TUNA with their VF-102 Surfboards (they still have)
SMOKEHOUSE with his fuzzy dice hanging in his Tomcat and also that’s him in the front seat looking back at you!
Snort in the Boneyard with a VF-33 Airframe, some great photos here..
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸🤙

The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is the Navy’s all-weather carrier based tactical battle management airborne early warning comman...
12/10/2025

The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is the Navy’s all-weather carrier based tactical battle management airborne early warning command and control aircraft.
The E-2 is a twin engine, five crewmember, high-wing turboprop aircraft with a 24-foot diameter radar rotodome attached to the upper fuselage.
The Hawkeye provides all-weather airborne early warning, airborne battle management and command and control functions for the Carrier Strike Group and Joint Force Commander.
Additional missions include surface surveillance coordination, air interdiction, offensive and defensive counter air control, close air support coordination, time critical strike coordination, search and rescue airborne coordination and communications relay.
Beyond the battle group, the Hawkeye’ command and control capability makes it a multi-mission platform through its ability to coordinate missions that may arise during a single flight, to include: Airborne Strike, Land Force Support, Rescue Operations, managing a reliable communications network between widely dispersed nodes and support for drug interdiction operations.
The E-2’s first flight was October 21, 1960.
The E-2C Model became operational in 1973. The E2 surpassed “One Million Flight hours” in August 2004. The E-2D Hawkeye is the new Bird In town these days, it made its first flight In 2007.
Aerial Refueling capability has been modified into a few airframes which allows the E-2 to double its time on Station from 2 1/2 to a 5+ Hour!
The E-2C was the very heart of the F-14 Tomcat!
Keeping F-14 Aircrews on patrol, well informed.
Fly Navy!⚓️🇺🇸🤙

Nickel 100! Nickel being VF-211’s radio callsign and 100 being the Modex or say nose number.Let’s go back in history and...
12/09/2025

Nickel 100!
Nickel being VF-211’s radio callsign and 100 being the Modex or say nose number.
Let’s go back in history and learn about the Checkmates CAG Bird in the late 90’s.
We have 100’s of Privately taken photos of Grumman Calverton hard at work which were donated..
Usually Tuesdays is our where are they now day as we share the rich history our museums hold with the word TOMCAT!
Last year we took a photo from the main entrance at Plant 6 in Calverton of shop number 315 and discussed its life..
Let’s do the same with this photo which is one of many donated in the collection..
This is BuNo 162588, shop number 510 of 712 built.
Delivered on 4/17/1985 as a Block 135 F-14A to VF-124 Gunfighters RAG West Coast at Miramar (It is normal for the RAG to take delivery of a new jet and make sure it’s in good working order before the fleet snatches it up).
Now in the fleet serving with The Black Lions of Fighter Squadron 213 as its first fleet squadron, it wouldn’t be long till the Renegades of Fighter Squadron 24 would soon receive this legend!
Upon decommissioning VF-24 turned it over to The Checkmates of Fighter Squadron 211.
However something is off here, 211 must have had a major issue with the airframe (possible bulkhead failure In the titanium wingbox?) not sure but sadly it was stricken from inventory on 9/22/1997 which at only 12 years old this Big Cat checked out more early than normal for sure!
Sad ending for such a great beginning, Naval Aviation is hard on the airframes, FYI it’s hard on the entire boat as well! We are just glad to find the first photo ever taken of BuNo 162588 and bring its amazing history to light!
Grumman Aerospace Baby! ⚓️🇺🇸👍


Imagine these Grumman Calverton photos were in a closet for over 3 decades!

Repost from No aviator wants a “barricade landing”, but the alternative is to eject. Barricade recoveries are rare dur...
12/08/2025

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No aviator wants a “barricade landing”, but the alternative is to eject. Barricade recoveries are rare during a normal cruise. Usually if the aircraft sustains battle damage or faulty landing gear and tailhook assemblies. But, when it has to be deployed, it’s “all hands on deck” to get it done. A well trained crew can have it up within 3 minutes. That’s why crews, practice, practice and practice. Each person knows their part to get it done in a timely manner.

The barricade is stowed near the aft section of the “island structure”. Using a tow tractor to pull it across the deck to stretch it out. The webbing set up has upper and lower horizontal tension straps. The distance between these two straps is 20 feet. The polyurethane semicoated barricade consists of 3 separate webbing sections. The vertical engaging straps are looped over the upper and lower tension straps. Each vertical straps are spaced 4 feet apart. This will apply equal loading across the wings edge. There is a different E2/C2 configuration for prop aircraft with a 40 foot gap in the middle. Deck ramps are used (12 ramps) to help the aircraft nose up into the barricade and protect the lower load strap.
Multiple release assemblies connected to the upper and lower tension straps and between the stanchion pendants. Stanchions rise out of the flight deck and are located port and starboard side of the landing area. Once the stanchions are hydraulically raised and the barricade is all connected. The aircraft and crew will basically be crashing into a 20 foot wall of nylon webbing. Once this has occurred the barricade must be discarded and not reused.

All inspections and maintenance are done by ABEs (aviation boatswainsmate equipment) to make sure webbing is not dry rotted and the hydraulic system for the stanchions are working properly. The stanchions are supposed to be tested weekly and to bleed off any air that is in the system.

I went into the basics on the barricade system and setups. Hope this answers a few questions on the system and what it does. More in depth information can be found in the NATOPS MK 7 AIRCRAFT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT manual.

12/07/2025

A moment of silence, combined with raw power!
No Music.
No Comms.
No Airshow Announcer.
Just the elegant graceful sound of the Grumman F-14A Tomcat over the skies of NAF Atsugi Japan.
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Following the actions in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, many in the pacific theater would lose their lives on both sides based on dying for something they believed in.
For America, hero’s were forged by the sea..
It was a ruthless battle, don’t ever forget that.
The island warfare was next level, just ask a Marine about Iwo Jima.
Not long after it all came to an end, a few decades later and the people of both nations found something they both not only could believe in, but it is history which will show, that it would also reunite them.
Inadvertently, the Tomcat is not just a weapon system, it’s not just a deterrent based on being the ultimate airborne platform, but it’s a “symbol”, one of beauty, one of hope for peace to many.
It graces the sky with elegance like no other.
It has the power to bring people together and embrace one another, even when language is a barrier.
Ladies and Gentlemen…. “YOUR” Pratt & Whitney powered Grumman F-14A Tomcat.
Tonight’s Tomcat Demo is brought to life, by The Freelancers of Fighter Squadron 21 of the United States Navy.
VF-21 with VF-154 Blacknights together were stationed at NAF Atsugi Japan in 1995 when this was filmed.

Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
Video credit: Deckay_ YouTube

12/07/2025

A Great Repost from
2x F-14 Tomcats hunting the old Mig-28.

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