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Crewmembers on the flight deck perform various maintenance and inspection tasks on an F/A-18 "Hornet", while preparing the aircraft for missions in support of the NATO-led Operation Allied Force over the former Yugoslavia. ROOSEVELT is on a regularly scheduled six month deployment, and was diverted almost immediately in support of Operation Allied Force

On board USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), May 4th, 1999, Adriatic Sea - On the ship's flight deck, an aviation ordnanceman applies the final wiring to a GBU-24, 2000-pound, laser guided bomb, attached to an F-14 "Tomcat" fighter aircraft. THEODORE ROOSEVELT is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment, and is participating in the NATO Operation Allied Force

A supervisor looks on as his crew loads an AGM-88A "HARM" missile into place on an EA-6B "Prowler" on the flight deck of the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). ROOSEVELT and it's embarked air wing are participating in air strikes over the former Yugoslavia in support of the NATO Operation Allied Force

Adriatic Sea, May 3rd, 1999 - Through the "sea haze" high above the Adriatic Sea, the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) launches an F-18 "Hornet" from one of its (forward) bow catapults. Theodore Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment, and is participating in the NATO-led operation Allied Force over the former Yugoslavia

Flight deck crewmembers prepare an F-18 "Hornet" for launch down the forward catapult. USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and its embarked carrier air wing are participating in air strikes (not shown) over the former Yugoslavia in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

Aviation Ordnancemen load Rockeye cluster bombs on to the wing of an FA-18 "Hornet". Also seen are two AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles attached to the wingtips of two F-A/18s parked side by side on the ROOSEVELT. The USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) is deployed to the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO-led Operation Allied Force

US Air Force (USAF), Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Roberto Muniz, 93rd Fighter Squadron, makes adjustments on a GBU-12 500-pound laser guided bomb attached to the wing pylon of a USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

On board USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), Aviation Ordnancemen from the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five (VFA-15) transport AIM-7 medium range air-to-air missiles to waiting F/A-18C "Hornet " aircraft (not shown). THEODORE ROOSEVELT and its embarked air wing are conducting missions in support of the NATO Operation Allied Force

Aviation Ordnancemen load Rockeye cluster bombs on to the wing of an FA-18 "Hornet". The men are stationed on board the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), which is deployed to the Adriatic in support of NATO-led Operation Allied Force. (Duplicate image, see also DD-SD-00-02731 or search 990412-N-6240R-006)

Aviation Ordnancemen load an 2000 Ibs (GBU-24) laser guided bomb, on an F/A-18 "Hornet", while preparing the aircraft for missions in support of the NATO-led Operation Allied Force over the former Yugoslavia. ROOSEVELT is on a regularly scheduled six month deployment, and was diverted almost immediately in support this mission

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Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE

Country: Adriatic Sea

Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Dennis Taylor

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label_outline Explore Ibs, Aviation Ordnancemen Load, Six Month Deployment

A detailed view of the weapons load of an F-16C Falcon from the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spandahlem AB Germany as it takes on fuel from a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) from RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom on 31 Mar 99. While patroling the skies over Kosovo during Operation Allied Force, it is armed with AIM-120C missiles on the two outboard stations for self protection and Highspeed Anti Radiation Missiles on the inboard station to suppress anti-aircraft radar sites

Capt. Dee Mewbourne, commanding officer of USS Enterprise

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 78th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, releases a GBU-31 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) over the Eglin AFB, Land Range during a test mission

Aviation ordnancemen load Mark 82 500-pound retarded delivery bombs onto the wing pylon of an A-6E Intruder aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Ordnancemen use an HLU-196 bomb hoist to raise a Mark 56 mine onto the wing of an S-3A Viking aircraft from Air Anti-submarine Squadron 31 (VS-31) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during exercises off the coast of North Carolina

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Derek Warren, with the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), secures the lanyard on a Guided Bomb Unit-12 (GBU-12) Paveway II on a pylon during a Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

Flight deck personnel aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) prepare an F/A-18C Hornet from the Knighthawks of Fighter Attack Squadron One Three Six (VFA-136) for a mission over Bosnia Herzegovina. The USS George Washington is commanded by CAPT Malcolm P. Branch and is operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO-led Operation Decisive Endeavor

An F-14 "Tomcat" engages it's afterburners prior to a night launch off the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). ROOSEVELT and its embarked carrier air wing are participating in strikes missions over the former Yugoslavia in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

Flight deck crewmen walk in front of a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck as a catapult crew prepares to launch a Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft from the aircraft lands on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 171st Air Refueling Wing of the Pennsylvania Air National Gaurd, heads a line up of tankers on the ramp at RAF Lakenheath United Kingdom on March 28, 1999. The Pennsylvania ANG aircraft temporarily assigned to the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, was diverted to Lakenheath due to adverse winds at Mildenhall. This mission is in direct support of NATO Operation Allied Force

Gen John M. Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, greets British Lieutenant General Rose, commander of UN forces in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina during his visit to the former Republic of Yugoslavia in support of Operation Provide Promise

Sailors in the aircraft intermediate maintenance department (AIMD) check the inventory in a parts screening pool on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The ship is homeward bound after a six month deployment for WestPac '93

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aviation ordnancemen load aviation ordnancemen load ibs gbu laser bomb hornet aircraft missions yugoslavia roosevelt month deployment six month deployment north atlantic treaty organization nato operation allied force military operations laser guided bomb fa 18 hornet f a 18 hornet high resolution support operation ph 1 dennis taylor adriatic sea us national archives