Keywords: US Navy 041106-N-8704K-001 Aviation Ordnanceman prepare to move GBU-38 bombs on the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).jpg en Arabian Gulf Nov 6 2004 Aviation Ordnanceman assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Three VFA-83 prepare to move GBU-38 bombs on the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy CV 67 The GBU-38 is a 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM that uses a standard Mk-82 bomb and was developed for precision bombing in urban warfare The Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM is a guidance kit that converts existing unguided bombs into precision-guided smart munitions The tail section contains an inertial navigational system INS and a global positioning system GPS JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided bombs in any weather condition It can be launched from every fighter or fighter-attack aircraft in the Navy's inventory Kennedy and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen CVW-17 are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility AOR in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten RELEASED 2004-11-06 041106-N-8704K-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 18657 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aviation Ordnanceman GBU-38 Aboard USS John F Kennedy CV-67 Strike Fighter Squadron 83 United States Navy |