Since
the limited Desert Fox campaign against Iraq in December 1998, the Tomcat has
been integral to virtually all combat operations involving the US Navy in the
Arabian Gulf. Indeed, on every carrier deployment to the Persian Gulf since
Desert Fox, the F-14 unit(s) on station has ventured into 'The Sand Box' over
southern Iraq and prosecuted targets operating in contravention to United
Nations security council resolutions. This book covers the F-14 Operation Iraqi
Freedom (2003-present) actions against battlefield targets and integrated air
defence sites, command and control centres, regime leadership targets and
military installations in Baghdad, Tikrit, Mosul and
Kirkuk.