During March 1998 , VF-14 changed its home to . In 1999 , the squadron participated in NATO 's Operation Allied Force and in Operation Southern Watch . VF-14 dropped more than 395,000 pounds of ordnance on various targets in support of Operation Allied Force , and guided 190 different weapons fired from other aircraft onto targets , including laser guided bombs and laser guided AGM-65 Maverick missiles , scoring a 100 % success rate while guiding AGM-65 Maverick missiles In April 2001 , VF-14 embarked on their final F-14 cruise on board , supporting Operation Southern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom . As the carrier headed for home and on its way to South Africa they were given order to head to the North Persian Gulf after the September 11 attacks . USS '' Enterprise '' / CVW-8 had been elected to be the night carrier during Operation Enduring Freedom and thus did not see action until 8 October , VF-14 attacked a radar warning installation near Kabul during CVW-8 's initial strike , which had been envisioned to have a section of F/A -18 s , a section of F-14s from VF-14 and an EA-6B from VAQ-141 , but due to insufficient fuel available for the Hornets , only the F-14s and the EA-6B pressed on . After their return to the US in November , VF-14 had dropped 173,324 lbs of ordnance ( 174 laser-guided bombs ) , VF-14 also buddy-lased 28 AGM-65s and 23 laser-guided bombs
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
VFA-14 (U.S. Navy)