Three U.S. Navy F-14B Tomcats from Fighter Squadron 102 patrol the sky over the Persian Gulf on Feb. 11, 1998. The Tomcats are operating off of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Washington battle group is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. Fighter Squadron 102 is deployed to the Washington from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.