Enterprise F/A-18s Strike Enemy Mortar Position in Iraq

Navy News Stand ^ | Jan.12, 2004

[oldsalt]

VFA-86 are the Sidewinders -- a Navy squadron.

Bravo Zulu from a former Sidewinder, 1980-1983.

Also served on Enterprise,with RVAH-7, 1966-67.

Just makes me feel good to know the old outfits are still doing their jobs.

[mike1sg]

ok, you were right and fox was right too, saw the jets yesterday, they are working on forward operating bases several miles from here, it still has been pretty quiet here.

[gitmogrunt]

YEEEES!!!!HooRAY it's about effin' time!!!!!!!

We have the technology to instaneousily spot the target once they fire their mortar, then with aircraft already on station and hovering at several thousand feet go into immediate action for very accurate and positive missle strike results.

I can assure you they just didn't fly in from the carrier.Our jets are in hovering patterns overhead just waiting for the ragheads to make their move.

It's all very choreographed and co-ordinated, why haven't we been doing this sooner is beyond me.

[2111USMC]

"The jarheads have obviously had a good influence on their Navy cousins!"

:)

[Always A Marine]

2111 - I believe that's an armorer MOS. Semper Fidelis there, you -- from an old grunt... -AAM

[Chu Gary]

"ok, you were right and fox was right too, saw the jets yesterday, they are working on forward operating bases several miles from here, it still has been pretty quiet here."

I haven't seen anything about Puff or Spooky or whatever you guys call a gunship nowadays. When I was in during the 60's-70's, the VC lived in fear of a C-47 coming overhead and opening up. Now they've converted to C-130's and added more gatling guns so the lethality has increased. That would have a whole lot of ragheads staining their sheets.

[misanthrope]

BIG "E"! bump.

[Sodbuster]

The 'Big E'. Eight reactors, four shafts. How fast does she really go?

[Quix]

Probably obligatory.

At least not unexpected.