Aviation ordnancemen use an Aero 21A weapons skid to move AIM-9 Sidewiner missiles across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is participating in Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq. A Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

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