050311-N-3122S-008 Okinawa, Japan (Mar. 11, 2005) - Aviation Ordnancemen download an AN/AWW-13 Advanced Data Link pod from a weapons pylon on a P-3C Orion, assigned to the “Tigers” to Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) in Okinawa, Japan. The AN/AWW-13 Advanced Data Link allows the operator to select an aim point for weapon impact, and provides the only currently available link between munition seekers and humans. This link generally requires electro-optical/infrared acquisition in clear weather. The pod is typically used by the Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) missile. VP-8 i
050311-N-3122S-008 Okinawa, Japan (Mar. 11, 2005) - Aviation Ordnancemen download an AN/AWW-13 Advanced Data Link pod from a weapons pylon on a P-3C Orion, assigned to the “Tigers” to Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) in Okinawa, Japan. The AN/AWW-13 Advanced Data Link allows the operator to select an aim point for weapon impact, and provides the only currently available link between munition seekers and humans. This link generally requires electro-optical/infrared acquisition in clear weather. The pod is typically used by the Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) missile. VP-8 is home-based in Brunswick, Maine and is currently on deployment to Okinawa, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Shannon R. Smith (RELEASED) US Navy 050311-N-3122S-008 Aviation Ordnancemen download an AN-AWW-13 Advanced Data Link pod from a weapons pylon on a P-3C Orion, assigned to the Tigers to Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) in Okinawa, Japan
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