Live fire.

A VFA-113 F/A-18C Hornet hornet: see wasp. destroys a target with an AIM-9M Sidewinder sidewinder, common name for a rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, found in the deserts of the SW United States. This 2-ft (60-cm), pale yellow and pink snake is named for its curious method of locomotion. missile during a live-fire training exercise in the Western Pacific on 20 September September: see month. 2004. Photos by PH3 Mark J. Rebilas.

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Date:	Jan 1, 2005
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