Sending The Task Force
The U.S. showed Libyans that it was defending the freedom to navigate in the Mediterranean in this instance. It thus deployed a task force including the U.S.S. Nimitz and U.S. Forrestal. Tens of aircraft and helicopters, including the F-14s, came from each carrier.
Sending The Task Force
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The F-14
The F-14 was born of the necessity to have an aircraft as the principal protection for a naval group. The Tomcat would scrap and utilize their speed and power if an adversary ordered the bombing to attack the warships to not allow them to close in.
The F 14
