Keywords: US Navy 041129-N-0989T-002 U.S. Marine Corps Ordnancemen lifts a GBU-38 satellite-guided bomb onto a weapons pylon on an F-A-18A Hornet.jpg en Persian Gulf Nov 29 2004 U S Marine Corps Ordnancemen assigned to the Silver Eagles of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five VMFA-115 lifts a GBU-38 satellite-guided bomb onto a weapons pylon on an F/A-18A Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 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 Truman's Carrier Strike Group Ten CSG-10 and her embarked Carrier Airwing Three CVW-3 are currently on a scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jason P Taylor RELEASED 2004-11-29 041129-N-0989T-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 19294 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jason P Taylor PD-USGov-Military-Navy GBU-38 Aboard USS Harry S Truman CVN-75 |