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Ordnancemen pull a satellite-guided 1,000-pound JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) bomb over the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier early Monday, March 24, 2003, as planes prepare to take off for missions over Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Mar 24 3:02 AM ET

Crew members leave the flight deck after planes took off for missions over Iraq (news - web sites), aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, on operation in the Mediterranean Sea, early Monday, March 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Mar 24 2:56 AM ET

Hook-up operator runs away from a F/A-18 Hornet prior to take off for a mission over Iraq (news - web sites), aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, on operation in the Mediterranean Sea, early Monday, March 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Mar 24 2:51 AM ET

Crew members work on the flight deck aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, on operation in the Mediterranean Sea, before launching planes for missions over Iraq (news - web sites) early Monday, March 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Mar 24 2:57 AM ET

A F-14 Tomcat is prepared for take off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, on operation in the Mediterranean Sea, for a mission over Iraq (news - web sites), early Monday, March 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Mar 24 2:46 AM ET

Two crew members stand in front of the jet stream of a F/A-18 as its launched from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, on operation in the Mediterranean Sea, for a mission over Iraq (news - web sites), early Monday, March 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Mar 24 2:48 AM ET

A Final Checker looks to the after burner of a F/A-18 Hornet prior to take off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, on operation in the Mediterranean Sea, for a mission over Iraq (news - web sites), early Monday, March 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Mar 24 2:47 AM ET

A flight deck safety observer watches over flight operations from the catwalk while an F-14 Tomcat lands aboard the USS Harry S. Truman Sunday, March 23, 2003 in the Mediterranean Sea. The USS Harry S. Truman is deployed conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/US Navy, Christopher B. Stoltz)
- Mar 24 12:06 AM ET

1 posted on 03/24/2003 5:15:08 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Has anyone heard any explanation of the implications of destroying WMD, since we know we have to provide "irrefutable evidence" to the world in order to win the PR war?
2 posted on 03/24/2003 5:19:45 AM PST by Illbay (Don't believe every tagline you read - including this one)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Those are GREAT photos! I wonder why all the pics and reports of close air support never includes Harriers other than the British ones. I know our Harrier guys are providing CAS too.
9 posted on 03/24/2003 6:31:41 AM PST by Ligeia
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

CVW-3 Bump

12 posted on 03/24/2003 7:27:49 AM PST by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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