960717-N-0226M-001 Twenty Nine Palms, Calif. (Jul. 17, 1996) -- An F-14A �Tomcat� assigned to the "Checkmates" of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211) prepares to make a bombing run at Twenty Nine Palms Marine Corps Station. The aircraft is on a routine training mission and is loaded with four MK-82 500-pound bombs. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer�s Mate 1st Class Mahlon K. Miller. (RELEASED)