The contribution of the F-14 Tomcat to "Operation Desert Storm" in 1991 was next to nil, Twelve years later, in "Operation Iraqi Freedom," the F-14 Tomcat flew countless missions throughout Iraq, including air defense, precision bombing, frontline air control, and photo reconnaissance missions. Operation Iraqi Freedom" 12 years later, the Tomcat flew countless missions throughout Iraq.
This book is the last in the 30-year history of the Tomcat in the U.S. Navy's carrier corps, This book presents the fact that this last major operational mission in the 30-year history of the Tomcat in the U.S. Navy Carrier Corps was a huge success.
The author, Tony Holmes, is the editor of Osprey Aviation, He is an expert on the U.S. Naval Air Corps, having published more than 20 books of his own.
To write this book, he has worked with Tomcat pilots who have just returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as with 30 Tomcat pilots who have been involved in the Navy's air operations in Iraq. For this book, he was granted permission to conduct exclusive interviews with more than 30 Tomcat pilots and radar strike control officers who had recently returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The abundant photos of actual combat in this book are also provided by them.