Keywords: US Navy 030319-N-9593M-007 Aviation Ordnancemen aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) load a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) onto a F-A-18C Hornet.jpg en 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 2003-03-19 030319-N-9593M-007 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 5347 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A McDaniel PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Aviation Ordnanceman |