030320-N-3235P-519 Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 20, 2003) -- Minutes after landing their F-14B Tomcat the flight crew and several Intelligence Officers review recorded footage from the aircraftÕs LANTIRN Targeting Pod system during the post mission debrief in the Carrier Intelligence Center (CVIC) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). LANTIRN consists of a navigation pod and a targeting pod integrated and mounted externally beneath the aircraft and it significantly increases the combat effectiveness of these aircraft, allowing them to fly at low altitudes, at night and under-the-weather to attack g
030320-N-3235P-519 Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 20, 2003) -- Minutes after landing their F-14B Tomcat the flight crew and several Intelligence Officers review recorded footage from the aircraftÕs LANTIRN Targeting Pod system during the post mission debrief in the Carrier Intelligence Center (CVIC) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). LANTIRN consists of a navigation pod and a targeting pod integrated and mounted externally beneath the aircraft and it significantly increases the combat effectiveness of these aircraft, allowing them to fly at low altitudes, at night and under-the-weather to attack ground targets with a variety of precision-guided and unguided weapons. Truman and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass. (RELEASED) US Navy 030320-N-3235P-519 Minutes after landing their F-14B Tomcat the flight crew and several Intelligence Officers review recorded footage from the aircraft%%5Ersquo,s LANTIRN Targeting Pod system during the post mission debrie
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