030128-N-9788M-002 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Jan. 28, 2003 -- Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jamie Patel from Mesa, Ariz., uses a screwdriver to disassemble the Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) pod. The FLIR pod uses lasers to guide laser-guided bombs from F/A-18 ÒHornetsÓ to their targets. Kitty Hawk is the worldÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Lindsay Minturn. (RELEASED) US Navy 030128-N-9788M-002 disassemble the Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) pod

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