CVW-9 in Iraq.F/A-18 Hornets of Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA VFA volatile fatty acids. ) 154 and 147, part of Carrier Air Wing 9 on board Carl Vinson (CVN (Card Verification Number) See CSC. 70), dropped 500-pound laser guided bombs on insurgents Insurgents, in U.S. history, the Republican Senators and Representatives who in 1909–10 rose against the Republican standpatters controlling Congress, to oppose the Payne-Aldrich tariff and the dictatorial power of House speaker Joseph G. Cannon. east of Baghdad, Iraq, on 4 April. On 8 May, F/A-18C Hornets from CVW-9's Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 and VFA-147 dropped precision bombs on anti-Iraqi forces. EDITED BY WENDY LELAND |
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