Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft and an Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) A-6E Intruder aircraft, right, sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The aircraft are armed with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs and AGM-88A HARM anti-radar missiles; the F/A-18 aircraft also carry AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on their wing tips. The EISENHOWER is one of the Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Country: Unknown

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