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The Naval Air Station Miramar honor guard, with M-14 .308 caliber rifles at their sides, stands at attention prior to a gun salute for LT. CDR. J. Stacy Bates and LT. Graham Alden Higgins outside AIRMAN Memorial Chapel during a memorial service for the aviators. Bates and Higgins, attached to Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), died when the F-14 Tomcat aircraft they were flying crashed near Nashville, Tennessee while returning from a cross-country flight on January 29, 1996

A U.S. Navy ceremonial Honor Guard member fires his 7.62 mm M14 rifle during a 21-gun salute at a burial-at-sea ceremony for a deceased veteran onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) on Oct. 27, 2006. The REAGAN is currently conducting training squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class (AW/SW) Dominique M. Lasco) (Released)

U.S. Navy ceremonial Honor Guard members fire their 7.62 mm M14 rifles during a 21-gun salute at a burial-at-sea ceremony for deceased veterans onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) on Oct. 27, 2006. The REAGAN is currently conducting training squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Aaron Burden) (Released)

U.S. Navy Sailors, onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), discuss where to fire their 7.62 mm. M-14 rifle with a Mark 87 line throwing attachment during an underway replenishment operation with the Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser Class Oiler USNS LARAMIE (T-AO 204), (left), in the Arabian Sea on Nov. 27, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN David Danals) (Released)

A US Navy (USN) F-14A Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111), Sundowners, Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA), with one foot wet one foot dry off the deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). The Tomcat is armed with a pair of AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and a pair of AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)

A U.S. Navy Sailor prepares to fire a 7.62 mm. M-14 rifle with a Mark 87 line throwing attachment from his ship, the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), over to the Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser Class Oiler USNS TIPPECANOE (T-AO 199) during an underway replenishment operation in the Arabian Sea on Nov. 8, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN David Danals) (Released)

Family, friends and shipmates attend the memorial service for LT. CDR. J. Stacy Bates and LT. Graham Alden Higgins in AIRMAN Memorial Chapel at Naval Air Station Miramar near San Diego. Bates and Higgins, attached to Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), died when the F-14 Tomcat aircraft they were flying crashed while departing Nashville, Tennessee for a cross-country flight on January 29, 1996

A U.S. Navy Honor Guard prepare to fire their 7.62 mm M14 rifles during a 21-gun salute onboard the Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis) USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) during a burial-at-sea ceremony in the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 15, 2006. BUNKER HILL is currently transiting to the Arabian Gulf as part of Expeditionary Strike Group 5. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class James F. Bartels) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Steven Buzzell shoots a 7.62 mm M-14 semi-automatic rifle during a live-fire exercise aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) on Oct. 30, 2006, while the NIMITZ is currently underway conducting a tailored ships training availability (TSTA) off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Gretchen M. Roth) (RELEASED)

The Naval Air Station Miramar honor guard, equipped with M-14 .308 caliber rifles prepares to fire a gun salute for LT. CDR. J. Stacy Bates and LT. Graham Alden Higgins outside AIRMAN Memorial Chapel near San Diego. Bates and Higgins, attached to Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), the Blacklions, died when the F-14 Tomcat aircraft they were flying crashed near Nashville, Tennessee while returning from a cross-country flight on January 29, 1996

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Base: San Diego

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeff Viano

Release Status: Released to Public

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label_outline Explore Ph 3 Jeff Viano, Cross Country Flight, Blacklions

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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN mans an M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun while wearing his Mission-Oriented Protective Postures 3 (MOPP 3) at Osan Air Base, South Korea (ROK)

An aircraft handler gets an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Black Lions of Fighter Squadron two One three (VF-213) into position for launch.

Flight deck crewmen conduct flight operations with an F-14 Tomcat aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The F-14 is in position to be catapulted from the carrier

Capt. Kyle P. Higgins, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the flight deck.

An F-14 "Tomcat" engages it's afterburners prior to a night launch off the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). ROOSEVELT and its embarked carrier air wing are participating in strikes missions over the former Yugoslavia in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

Sailor conducting maintenance on an F-14 Tomcat on the ship's flight deck.

Overall view of the interior of the AIRMAN Memorial Chapel showing family, friends and shipmates attending a memorial service for LT. CDR. J. Stacy Bates and LT. Graham Alden Higgins. Bates and Higgins, attached to Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), died when the F-14 Tomcat aircraft they were flying crashed near Nashville, Tennessee while returning from a cross-country flight on January 29, 1996

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