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Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Hans Rodriguez stands ready to load MK-83 1000 pound bombs onto aircraft on the flight deck of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of operation Southern Watch

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Kristoffer White Release Stat More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Harre, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS) conventional maintenance crewchief guides AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Joseph D'Antonio, USAF, 31st MXS, forklift driver, Aviano Air Base, Italy, as they load MK-82's onto a MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport. Both are deployed in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: More

Air Force weapons loaders from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, use MJ-1B Munitions Loader to load Mk-82 500-pound bombs onto a B-52H Stratofortress, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Air Force weapons loaders from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, use MJ-1B Munitions Loader to load Mk-82 500-pound bombs onto a More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Duke Fajardo, 57th Aircraft Generation Squadron, prepares to load MK-82, 500-pound inert practice bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles onto USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a weapons load crew competition at Nellis AFB, Nevada (NV)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robe More

Maintainers with the US Marine Corps (USMC) All-Weather Fighter/Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225) "Vikings," stationed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan (JPN), load Mk83 general purpose 1000-pound bombs on F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft during exercise Northern Edge 04

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jo More

Maintainers with the US Marine Corps (USMC) All-Weather Fighter/Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225) "Vikings," stationed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan (JPN), load Mk83 general purpose 1000-pound bombs on F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft during exercise Northern Edge 04

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jo More