041108-N-8704K-007 Arabian Gulf (Nov. 8, 2004) - Aviation Ordnancemen, assigned to the ÒJolly RogersÓ of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103), make preparations to upload a Mk-83 1,000 pound general purpose bomb fitted with a proximity-fuze on an F-14B Tomcat aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) aircraft aboard Kennedy are supporting ground troops in Fallujah, Iraq. Proximity-fuzed bombs are used against targets such as troops in trenches, radars, trucks, and other vehicles. Kennedy and embarked CVW-17 are currently on deployment in t
041108-N-8704K-007 Arabian Gulf (Nov. 8, 2004) - Aviation Ordnancemen, assigned to the ÒJolly RogersÓ of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103), make preparations to upload a Mk-83 1,000 pound general purpose bomb fitted with a proximity-fuze on an F-14B Tomcat aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) aircraft aboard Kennedy are supporting ground troops in Fallujah, Iraq. Proximity-fuzed bombs are used against targets such as troops in trenches, radars, trucks, and other vehicles. Kennedy and embarked CVW-17 are currently on deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten (RELEASED) US Navy 041108-N-8704K-007 Aviation Ordnancemen make preparations to upload a Mk-83 1,000 pound general purpose bomb fitted with a proximity-fuze on an F-14B Tomcat
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