Flight deck crewmen help hoist a Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb onto the wing pylon of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The Hornet also has an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on its wing tip. The EISENHOWER is one of the Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Country: Unknown

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