Keywords: US Navy 050304-N-4308O-086 U.S. Marine ordnancemen carry an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile on their shoulders after unloading the ordnance from an F-A-18A- Hornet.jpg en Persian Gulf Mar 4 2005 U S Marine ordnancemen assigned to the Silver Eagles of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five VMFA-115 carry an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile on their shoulders after unloading the ordnance from an F/A-18A+ Hornet on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 The AIM-9X is a supersonic heat-seeking air-to-air missile that can be fired day or night and is currently the newest air-to-air missile in the Navy and Marine Corps inventory Carrier Air Wing Three CVW-3 is embarked aboard Truman and is providing close air support and conducting intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance over Iraq The Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor RELEASED 2005-03-04 050304-N-4308O-086 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 22572 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor PD-USGov-Military-Navy AIM-9 Sidewinder Aboard USS Harry S Truman CVN-75 |