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({{Image_Details|pd |description = Loading a JDAM onto an F/A-18C Hornet |author = U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED) |source = United States Navy |date-created = Unknown |pub-country = Arabian Gulf ship at sea |notes = The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 19, 2003) -- Aviation Ordnancemen aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) load a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) onto a F/A-18C Hornet. JDAM's are guidance kits that convert existing ungui...)
 
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|author      = U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED)
|author      = U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED)
|source      = United States Navy
|source      = United States Navy
|date-created = Unknown
|date-created = March 19, 2003
|pub-country  = Arabian Gulf ship at sea
|pub-country  = Arabian Gulf ship at sea
|notes        = The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 19, 2003) -- Aviation Ordnancemen aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) load a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) onto a F/A-18C Hornet. JDAM's are guidance kits that convert 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 is launched from any fighter or fighter-attack aircraft in the Navy's inventory. The Abraham Lincoln is deployed in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED)
|notes        = The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 19, 2003) -- Aviation Ordnancemen aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) load a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) onto a F/A-18C Hornet. JDAM's are guidance kits that convert 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 is launched from any fighter or fighter-attack aircraft in the Navy's inventory. The Abraham Lincoln is deployed in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED)

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Loading a JDAM onto an F/A-18C Hornet
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U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED)
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March 19, 2003
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Arabian Gulf ship at sea
Notes


The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 19, 2003) -- Aviation Ordnancemen aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) load a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) onto a F/A-18C Hornet. JDAM's are guidance kits that convert 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 is launched from any fighter or fighter-attack aircraft in the Navy's inventory. The Abraham Lincoln is deployed in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED)
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