0705110890S-029 INDIAN OCEAN (May 11, 2007) - Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the "Sunliners" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 load a AIM-9X "Sidewinder" missile onto an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed in the 5th Fleet, conducting Maritime Security Operations and supporting troops participating in Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy

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