030217-N-1810F-003 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Feb. 17, 2003 -- An F/A-18C ÒHornetÓ, armed with the AIM-9M Sidewinder missile, stands ready for launch. The Sidewinder missile is a short-range, heat seeking, air-intercept missile, used by 28 different nations including the United States. The Kitty Hawk and embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) were recently ordered to the Arabian Gulf to join coalition forces for operations in that area. Kitty Hawk is the worldÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer
030217-N-1810F-003 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Feb. 17, 2003 -- An F/A-18C ÒHornetÓ, armed with the AIM-9M Sidewinder missile, stands ready for launch. The Sidewinder missile is a short-range, heat seeking, air-intercept missile, used by 28 different nations including the United States. The Kitty Hawk and embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) were recently ordered to the Arabian Gulf to join coalition forces for operations in that area. Kitty Hawk is the worldÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED) US Navy 030217-N-1810F-003 An F-A-18C %%5Eldquo,Hornet%%5Erdquo, armed with the AIM-9M Sidewinder missile, stands ready for launch
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