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A cluster of Mark-82 500-pound bombs mounted on the wing pylon of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Brian Jessee of Rialto, Calif., inspects general-purpose bombs fitted with laser-guided assemblies on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73).

Oregon Air National Guard Master Sgt. John Lakoduk,

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Fernandez, a pilot with

Components of a Guided Bomb Unit - 38 lay out before

Airpower Summary for February 24

Scott Airmen refuel a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint

Weapons loaders assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing,

Airmen from the 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

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A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), flies a refueling mission near Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound laser guided bombs, and AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW)

Three U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers V/STOL attack aircraft standby aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7), as the Austin Class Amphibious Transport dock Ship USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13) steams behind before flight operations on Sep. 23, 2006 in the Persian Gulf. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN (AW) Joshua T. Rodriguez) (Released)

Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft, left, and Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) A-6E Intruder aircraft sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Operation Desert Shield. The Intruders and one of the Hornets are armed with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs. Each Hornet carries AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on its wing tips; two have AGM-88A HARM anti-radar missiles on their wing pylons

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ariel A. Reyes a Munitions Handler assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, helps to guide an MJ-1 weapons loader transporting an M-117 750-pound general purpose bombs from the weapons bay on a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, while deployed at an undisclosed operating location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Three GBU-32 Mk-84 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) mounted under the wing of the aircraft

Three Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft are fueled by a US Air Force (USAF) 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuel truck at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), after they returned from a training mission while participating in Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany, with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile attached to the wing and an AGM-88 HARM air-to-ground missile attached to the underside of the fuselage heads back towards its patrol area after refueling from a United States Air Forces Europe KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing. JbG-32 or Fighter-Bomber Wing Thirty-Two is one of the German Air Forces premier combat aircraft wings. The KC-135R is assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington but is deployed to Royal Air Force Mildenhall to bolster the 100th AEW in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Both assigned...

Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft, left, and Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) A-6E Intruder aircraft sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The Intruders and one of the Hornets are armed with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs. All of the Hornets are carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on their wing tips; two have AGM-88A HARM anti-radar missiles on their wing pylons

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), flies a refueling mission near Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound laser guided bombs, and AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW)

Three AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW) are staged in one of many weapons bays below deck, awaiting transportation up to the flight deck to F/A-18s onboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The JSOW is a precision-guided weapon that will allow naval aircraft to attack targets at increased standoff distances, greatly increasing aircraft survivability. It is usable in adverse weather conditions and will give aircrews the ability to attack multiple targets in a single sortie. In the background are three GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound bombs

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Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH

Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jose Cordero, USN

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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An US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 78th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, releases a GBU-31 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) over the Eglin AFB, Land Range during a test mission

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Derek Warren, with the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), secures the lanyard on a Guided Bomb Unit-12 (GBU-12) Paveway II on a pylon during a Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Eric Armentrout, Pilot, 71st Fighter Squadron (FS), 1ST Operation Group (OG), 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), signal to his crew chief during the engine start sequence of his F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft prior to flying a sortie from Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA), as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, which is direct US military operations in support of homeland defense efforts

An F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to Hill Air

A port beam view of an auxiliary ship taken from the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) during foggy weather conditions

U.S. Air Force Col. Lucas Teel, 366th Fighter Wing

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (foreground left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), answers questions from members of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Look East Television Network, concerning the arrival of the Wings newly acquired F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. The new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown from the manufacture by 494th Fighter Squadron (FS) aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Christopher Redmond, from the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs swaying to a Guided Bomb Unit 12 (GBU-12) Paveway II laer-guided weapon on an A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during the Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Jan. 10, 2005. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft launches from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) equipped with inert 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided test bombs during flight operations.

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Emmanuel Smith a Ammunition Maintenance Technician, assembles a back side panel on a GBU-15, 2000-pound precision-guided munitions, while deployed with the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group at at Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea, on September 9, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Steven R. Nabor) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), is assisted by an unidentified Crew CHIEF from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), as he exits a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, on the flight line at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). Two new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown over by 494th FS aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

A GBU-31 Version 3 munition lays on a munition assembly

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