051015-N-9362D-014 Persian Gulf (Oct. 15, 2005) - Aviation Ordnancemen conduct final safety checks after uploading a GBU-38 500-pound satellite guided bomb to an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87), on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The GBU-38 is a 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that uses a standard Mk-82 bomb and was developed for precision bombing in urban warfare. Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly sc
051015-N-9362D-014 Persian Gulf (Oct. 15, 2005) - Aviation Ordnancemen conduct final safety checks after uploading a GBU-38 500-pound satellite guided bomb to an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87), on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The GBU-38 is a 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that uses a standard Mk-82 bomb and was developed for precision bombing in urban warfare. Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Randall Damm (RELEASED) US Navy 051015-N-9362D-014 Aviation Ordnancemen conduct final safety checks after uploading a GBU-38 500-pound satellite guided bomb
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