Keywords: US Navy 050209-N-4757S-023 U.S. Marines Corps Ordnancemen hoist an AGM-65 Maverick laser-guided missile to a weapons pylon under the wing of one of their squadron's F-A-18A- Hornets.jpg en Persian Gulf Feb 9 2005 U S Marines Corps Ordnancemen assigned to the Silver Eagles of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five VMFA-115 hoist an AGM-65 Maverick laser-guided missile to a weapons pylon under the wing of one of their squadron's F/A-18A+ Hornets aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-surface tactical missile designed for close air support interdiction and defense suppression It is effective against a wide range of tactical targets including armor air defenses ships ground transportation and fuel storage facilities Carrier Air Wing Three CVW-3 is embarked aboard Truman and is providing close air support and conducting intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance over Iraq The Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Craig R Spiering RELEASED 2005-02-09 050209-N-4757S-023 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 21822 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Craig R Spiering PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Harry S Truman CVN-75 AGM-65 Maverick Aircraft wing pylons |