Lion 200 on cat 4 ready to go - for another mission above Iraq, as we were cruising in the Persian Gulf. Note also that the weapons guys, which made the weapons "hot"!
One reason for going to Virginia in 2004 - Tomcats. Here a VF-213 "Black Lions" jet, AJ-213 taxies back to the ramp after rehearsing for the fleet flyby at the 2004 NAS Oceana Air Show.