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An aviation ordnanceman pulls a weapons skid loaded with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs across the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Maintenance crewmen from Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) move a weapons skid loaded with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs across the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Flight deck crewmen help hold up a Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb as it is mounted on the wing of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is mounted on the aircraft's wing tip. The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

An aviation ordnanceman walks across the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during a lull in flight operations. The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

An Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) air crewman walks past one of his squadron's A-6E Intruder aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A plane director waits for his next aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Flight deck crewmen stand by to assist in the arming of aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

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 U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Aviation ordnancemen wait beside stacks of folded-up weapons skids on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Aviation ordnancemen stand by to load Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs onto one of the attack aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM

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Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhoffen

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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label_outline Explore Rockeye Ii Cluster Bombs, Load Mark, Rockeye

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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

Repair party hose team members equipped with oxygen breathing apparatus prepare to battle a simulated fire during an exercise aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

Ordnancemen load an AIM-54A Phoenix missile onto an F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN David Chamberlin performs a safety check on a rack of 500 pound Glide Bombs (GBU-12's) on the flight deck of the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington, commanded by US Navy Captain Malcolm P. Branch, is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean, and has been operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO-led Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

An aviation ordnancemen places 20 mm machine gun ammunition in load tray of a linkless ammunition loading system (LALS) in the weapons spaces aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Operation Support Democracy, Amphibious assault craft (AAC) storm the beach at Vieques Island with smoke layers masking the landing force behind them. The exercise is taking place to maintain operational readiness in preparation for the invasion of Haiti. A tank landing ship (LST) is partially hidden in the background

A plane director stands behind an Attack Squadron 37 (VA-37) A-7E Corsair II aircraft as he signals to another aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during the allied forces exercise Team Work '88

Location: Caribbean Sea. Crew members prepare to transfer Mark 82 500-pound bombs by highline from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT BAKER (AE 34) to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Aviation ordnancemen load Mark 82 500-pound bombs onto an A-6E Intruder aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). The ship is operating off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon

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