Keywords: US Navy 051214-N-6823C-005 An S-3B Viking prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).jpg en Persian Gulf Dec 14 2005 - An S-3B Viking assigned to the Scouts of Sea Control Squadron Two Four VS-24 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 This is VS-24 s last deployment due to the squadron being decommissioned in 2007 with the retirement of the S-3B Viking aircraft Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight CVW-8 are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations U S Navy photo by Illustrator Draftsman Seaman Joshua Colon RELEASED 2005-12-14 051214-N-6823C-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30737 U S Navy photo by Illustrator Draftsman Seaman Joshua Colon PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flight deck |