Image: FA-18-NAVY-Blue-Diamond
Description: A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet (BuNo 163777) of Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) "Blue Diamonds" conducts a combat mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The aircraft was sporting a new "patriotic" paint scheme and is armed with a 227 kg GBU-12 laser-guided bomb, AIM-7 "Sparrow" medium range and AIM-9M "Sidewinder" short range air-to-air missiles. VFA-146 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 12 November 2001 to 28 May 2002.
Title: FA-18-NAVY-Blue-Diamond
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Author: U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Kyle "Chet" Turco.
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