Keywords: US Navy 980206-N-8982D-003 F-A-18 Hornet on final approach for a carrier landing.jpg en At sea aboard USS George Washington CVN 73 in the Arabian Gulf Feb 6 1998 -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA 251 makes its final approach after returning from a mission in the Gulf region The aircraft is loaded with AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles mounted on each wing tip and under each wing are AGM-88 HARM air-to-ground high-speed missiles The AGM-88 HARM high-speed antiradiation missile is an air-to-surface tactical missile designed to seek and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One CVW-1 are conducting missions in support of UN sanctions against Iraq under Operation Southern Watch U S Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Sammy Dallal RELEASED 980206-N-8982D-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2195 U S Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Sammy Dallal PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18C Hornet United States Marine Corps in flight Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 AIM-9 Sidewinder F/A-18 Hornet aircraft carrier landings |