USN VF-31 Tomcatters, AJ101, USS Theodore Roosevelt, Last F-14 Cruise 2006. US Navy Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) Tomcatters was the new designation given to VF-3A on August 7th, 1948. Grumman F-14D Tomcat Designed to carry the formidable long range AIM-54 Phoenix missile, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was first flown on December 21st, 1970.