All of these, sadly, yes.
No clear mission, expensive and maintenance-intensive, its destiny was etched in stone. RE: mothballing, I understand most are being destroyed.
The cost savings by getting rid of it were enormous. A F-18 Super Hornet costs about $17,000/flight hour (and requires about 20 maintenance manhours/flight), a F-14 costs $35,000-$40,000/flight hour (requires 50-60 maintenance manhours/flight).
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