030317-N-1810F-007 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 17, 2003) -- Aviation Ordnancemen load an AIM-9M Sidewinder air-to-air missile onto an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The Sidewinder is a short-range, heat seeking, air-intercept missile, used by 28 different nations including the United States. Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are conducting combat missions in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Kitty Hawk is the NavyÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by
030317-N-1810F-007 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 17, 2003) -- Aviation Ordnancemen load an AIM-9M Sidewinder air-to-air missile onto an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The Sidewinder is a short-range, heat seeking, air-intercept missile, used by 28 different nations including the United States. Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are conducting combat missions in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Kitty Hawk is the NavyÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED) US Navy 030317-N-1810F-007 Aviation Ordnancemen load an AIM-9M Sidewinder air-to-air missile onto an F-A-18 Hornet
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