030228-N-4953E-001 Aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Feb. 28, 2003 - Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Kyle Marcinowski conducts a quality assurance check on a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) in the ammunition magazines of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The GBU-31 is a 2,000-pound class munition guided by a Global Positing System (GPS) receiver in the bombÕs tail fin kit. The JDAM munitions are capable of being dropped in all weather conditions due to using the GPS satellite network which uses a system of latitude and longitude coordinates programmed into the bomb itself. The nuclear
030228-N-4953E-001 Aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Feb. 28, 2003 - Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Kyle Marcinowski conducts a quality assurance check on a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) in the ammunition magazines of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The GBU-31 is a 2,000-pound class munition guided by a Global Positing System (GPS) receiver in the bombÕs tail fin kit. The JDAM munitions are capable of being dropped in all weather conditions due to using the GPS satellite network which uses a system of latitude and longitude coordinates programmed into the bomb itself. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED) US Navy 030228-N-4953E-001 Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Kyle Marcinowski conducts a quality assurance check on a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
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