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A 500-pound laser-guided bomb unit and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile are visible on the wing of a VFA-94 F/A-18 Hornet conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.


Opposite, a 500-pound laser-guided bomb Noun 1. laser-guided bomb - a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent; "laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather"
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 unit (left) and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile are visible on the wing of a VFA-94 F/A-18 Hornet conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Below, AO3 Will Hayden of VFA-15 pulls the arming pin from an AIM-9 Sidewinder on an F/A-18C Hornet hornet: see wasp.  prior to launch from the flight deck of Enterprise (CVN (Card Verification Number) See CSC.  65).
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Title Annotation:Scan Pattern
Author:Ball, Dan
Publication:Naval Aviation News
Date:Mar 1, 2002
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