An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Thirty One (VF-31), launches off catapult three, one of four steam catapults aboard USS Abraham Lincoln. During the launch, aircraft reach a speed of 152 knots (175 mph) in 2? seconds within 250 feet. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are on a scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Philip McDaniel.