A Tomahawk cruise missile is launched against ISIL targets from the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, in the Red Sea September 23, 2014. The United States and Arab allies hit Islamic State (IS) targets including training camps, headquarters and weapon supplies in northern and eastern Syria in dozens of air and missile strikes on Tuesday, the U.S. military and a monitoring group said. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez Ii/handout via Reuters (MID-SEA - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION WAS PROVIDED SEPARATELY

A Tomahawk cruise missile is launched against ISIL targets from the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, in the Red Sea September 23, 2014. The United States and Arab allies hit Islamic State (IS) targets including training camps, headquarters and weapon supplies in northern and eastern Syria in dozens of air and missile strikes on Tuesday, the U.S. military and a monitoring group said. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez Ii/Handout via Reuters (MID-SEA - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A Tomahawk cruise missile is launched against ISIL targets from the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, in the Red Sea September 23, 2014. The United States and Arab allies hit Islamic State (IS) targets including training camps, headquarters and weapon supplies in northern and eastern Syria in dozens of air and missile strikes on Tuesday, the U.S. military and a monitoring group said. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez Ii/Handout via Reuters (MID-SEA - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A dummy Tomahawk land attack missile is seen onboard HMS Artful, the third of the Royal Navy's Astute class submarines, as it approaches completion at the company's Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in northern England March 13, 2014. Britain will fund a 300 million pound ($500 million) redevelopment of BAE Systems's submarine shipyard, a step that would enable the costly renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent which has divided the coalition government. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

Alan Nelson, executive officer of USS Hampton from California stands next to some Tomahawk missiles at the Los Angeles-class, fast attack submarine USS Hampton in Hong Kong waters May 17, 2011. The submarine arrived in Hong Kong May 15 for a port visit as part of it's deployment to the Western Pacific. This is the first port visit in three years conducted by a U.S. submarine in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Vincent Yu/Pool (CHINA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)

Libyans chant slogans against air strikes by the coalition during a protest in Tripoli March 29, 2011. A coalition of countries conducting air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces launched 22 Tomahawk missiles in the last 24 hours, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

A Libyan woman cries during a protest against air strikes by the coalition in Tripoli March 29, 2011. A coalition of countries conducting air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces launched 22 Tomahawk missiles in the last 24 hours, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Libyans chant slogans against air strikes by the coalition during a protest in Tripoli March 29, 2011. A coalition of countries conducting air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces launched 22 Tomahawk missiles in the last 24 hours, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Libyans chant slogans against air strikes by the coalition during a protest in Tripoli March 29, 2011. A coalition of countries conducting air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces launched 22 Tomahawk missiles in the last 24 hours, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

A Libyan woman cries during a protest against air strikes by the coalition in Tripoli March 29, 2011. A coalition of countries conducting air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces launched 22 Tomahawk missiles in the last 24 hours, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Dummy Tomahawk cruise missiles lie onboard one of the first two Astute class nuclear submarines as they are built in the Devonshire Dock hall at the BAE systems facility in Barrow-in-Furness, northern England, May 8, 2007. The first of Britain's new class of nuclear submarines is expected to be launched in June 2007 and enter into active service late in 2008. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN)

A dummy Tomahawk cruise missile lies next to a weapons system delivery tube onboard one of the first two Astute class nuclear submarines as they are built in the Devonshire Dock hall at the BAE systems facility in Barrow-in-Furness, northern England, May 8, 2007. The first of Britain's new class of nuclear submarines is expected to be launched in June 2007 and enter into active service late in 2008. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN)

Talana Genho holds up a sign as she waits for her husband Chris to
return home from his deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Constellation at its homecoming at the Naval Air Station North Island
in San Diego, June 2, 2003. The ship's seven month deployment included
participation in the war in Iraq, in which the Constellation Carrier
Strike Group flew more than 1,500 missions, using more than 1 million
pounds of ordnance, including 408 Tomahawk cruise missiles. This was
the Constellation's last deployment as the warship will be
decommissioned. REUTERS/Jamie Rector

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The USS Constellation arrives for its final homecoming at Naval Air
Station North Island in San Diego, June 2, 2003. The ship's seven month
deployment included participation in the war in Iraq, in which the
Constellation Carrier Strike Group flew more than 1,500 missions, using
more than 1 million pounds of ordnance, including 408 Tomahawk cruise
missiles. This was the Constellation's last deployment as the warship
will be decommissioned. REUTERS/Jamie Rector

JR/HB

Sailors crowd a deck as the aircraft carrier USS Constellation pulls
into Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego for its homecoming,
June 2, 2003. The seven month deployment included participation in the
war in Iraq, in which the Constellation Carrier Strike Group flew more
than 1,500 missions, using more than 1 million pounds of ordnance,
including 408 Tomahawk cruise missiles. REUTERS/Jamie Rector

JR/HB

Sailors crowd a deck as the aircraft carrier USS Constellation pulls
into Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego for its homecoming,
June 2, 2003. The seven month deployment included participation in the
war in Iraq, in which the Constellation Carrier Strike Group flew more
than 1,500 missions, using more than 1 million pounds of ordnance,
including 408 Tomahawk cruise missiles. REUTERS/Jamie Rector

JR/HB

AB3 Jeremy Johnston plays with his sons Brandon, 6, (R) and Deven, 4,
upon his return from deployment on the aircraft carrier USS
Constellation, at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, June 2,
2003. The seven month deployment included participation in the war in
Iraq, in which the Constellation Carrier Strike Group flew more than
1,500 missions and used more than 1 million pounds of ordnance,
including 408 Tomahawk cruise missiles. REUTERS/Jamie Rector

JR/HB

AB3 Jeremy Johnston plays with his sons Brandon, 6, (L) and Deven, 4,
upon his return from deployment on the aircraft carrier USS
Constellation, at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, June 2,
2003. The seven month deployment included participation in the war in
Iraq, in which the Constellation Carrier Strike Group flew more than
1,500 missions and used more than 1 million pounds of ordnance,
including 408 Tomahawk cruise missiles. REUTERS/Jamie Rector

JR/HB

Sailors from the San Diego-based guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay
toss their hats to waiting family and friends as they dock in San Diego
April 25, 2003, after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class
cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation
Iraqi Freedom. The Mobile Bay returned home with the USS Shilo, both
ships fired a number of Tomahawk cruise missiles against targets in
Iraq during the opening stages of the war. REUTERS/Mike Blake

MB/HB

The USS San Juan returns to its home port at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut April 23, 2003. The San Juan returned after a seven and one-half month deployment that included a role firing Tomahawk missiles during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Joshua Balter (R) is greeted by his wife
Gail and six year old son Daniel after stepping off the submarine USS
San Juan at its home port at the Naval Submarine Base New London in
Groton, Connecticut April 23, 2003. The San Juan returned after a seven
and one half-month deployment that included a role firing Tomahawk
missiles during Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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The USS San Juan returns to its home port at the Naval Submarine Base
New London in Groton, Connecticut April 23, 2003. The San Juan returned
after a seven and one half-month deployment that included a role firing
Tomahawk missiles during Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Family members of the crew watch for their loved ones to disembark from
the submarine USS San Juan at its home port at the Naval Submarine Base
New London in Groton, Connecticut April 23, 2003. The San Juan returned
after a seven and one half month deployment that included a role firing
Tomahawk missiles during Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Tiffany Kester kisses her husband Mechanic's Mate Steven Kester in
front of the USS San Juan (rear) as the submarine returned to its home
port at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut
April 23, 2003. The San Juan returned after a seven and one half month
deployment that included a role firing Tomahawk missiles during
Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Family members of the crew of the USS San Juan greet the submarine at
its home port at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton,
Connecticut April 23, 2003. The San Juan returned after a seven and one
half-month deployment that included a role firing Tomahawk missiles
during Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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U.S. Navy Electronics Technician Bobby Owens (R) is greeted by his wife
Kimberly and eight year-old son J.R. as he steps off the submarine USS
San Juan at its home port at the Naval Submarine Base New London in
Groton, Connecticut April 23, 2003. The San Juan returned after a seven
and one half month deployment that included a role firing Tomahawk
missiles during Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Tiffany Kester kisses her husband Mechanic's Mate Steven Kester in
front of the USS San Juan (rear) as the submarine returned to its home
port at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut
April 23, 2003. The San Juan returned after a seven and one half month
deployment that included a role firing Tomahawk missiles during
Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder REUTERS

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Tiffany Kester kisses her husband Mechanic's Mate Steven Kester in
front of the USS San Juan (rear) as the submarine returned to its home
port at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut
April 23, 2003. The San Juan returned after a seven and one half month
deployment that included a role firing Tomahawk missiles during
Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

BS

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Joshua Balter (R) is greeted by his wife
Gail after stepping off the submarine USS San Juan at its home port at
the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut April 23,
2003. The San Juan returned after a seven and one half month deployment
that included a role firing Tomahawk missiles during Operation Iraqi
Freedom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

BS

U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, (C), commander for Central Command,
sits with other senior military leaders inside one of the Iraqi
presidential palaces April 16, 2003. A Tomahawk Land Attack missile
destroyed a portion of one of former Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein's many
presidential palaces. REUTERS/Handout/David K. Dismukes

dd/ls/GAC

U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, (C), commander for Central Command,
sits with other senior military leaders inside one of the Iraqi
presidential palaces April 16, 2003. A Tomahawk Land Attack missile
destroyed a portion of one of former Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein's many
presidential palaces. REUTERS/Handout/David K. Dismukes

dd/ls/GAC

U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, commander for Central Command, walks
through piles of rubble April 16, 2003 where a Tomahawk Land Attack
missile destroyed a portion of one of former Iraqi Leader Saddam
Hussein many presidential palaces. Franks is leading the U.S. and
British forces during the current war in Iraq. REUTERS/Pool/David K.
Dismukes

dd/ls/GAC

U.S. General Tommy Franks, commander for Central Command, walks through
piles of rubble where a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile destroyed a
portion of one of former Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein's many
presidential palaces, in Baghdad April 16, 2003. Franks continues to
lead the U.S. and coalition forces operating in Iraq. The United States
on Wednesday held up the capture of a veteran Palestinian guerrilla
chief in Iraq as proof of a link between Saddam Hussein and terrorism,
and stepped up the hunt for the ousted president and his aides.
REUTERS/David K. Dismukes/U.S. Army

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The USS Mason (DDG 87), the United States Navy's newest and most
advanced guided missile destroyer, arrives at Port Canaveral, Florida,
April 4,2003. The Mason is the newest of the Arleigh Burke class
destroyers and carries an array of advanced weaponry, including the
Aegis anti-air warfare missile system, Tomahawk land attack missiles,
an advanced anti-submarine detection system and two helicopters. The
Mason is to be commissioned at Port Canaveral on April 12, 2003.
REUTERS/ Karl Ronstrom

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The USS Mason (DDG 87), the United States Navy's newest and most
advanced guided missile destroyer, arrives at Port Canaveral, Florida,
April 4,2003. The Mason is the newest of the Arleigh Burke class
destroyers and carries an array of advanced weaponry, including the
Aegis anti-air warfare missile system, Tomahawk land attack missiles,
an advanced anti-submarine detection system and two helicopters. The
Mason is to be commissioned at Port Canaveral on April 12, 2003.
REUTERS/ Karl Ronstrom

KR/GN

British Royal Air Force Harrier GR7 pilot Flt Lt Tony Hanlon makes his
way back to his camped base in Kuwait after his mission over Iraq April
4, 2003. U.S. and British aircraft are flying more than 1,000 sorties
over Iraq each day, and their forces have fired more than 700 Tomahawk
and other cruise missiles.

REUTERS/Russell Boyce

Reuters Baghdad bureau chief Hassan Hafidh, inspects the Reuters office
following airstrikes at Iraq's Information Ministry in Baghdad early
March 29, 2003. A U.S. missile appeared to have pierced the roof of the
main 11-storey ministry building on Saturday, and aerials and satellite
dishes on the roof were broken. A ministry annexe which houses the
offices of several media organisations including Reuters was also
damaged. A U.S. Central Command statement said Tomahawk cruise missiles
had targeted the ministry building, but that an official assessment of
the damage was not yet available. REUETERS/Faleh Kheiber

fk/AA

The guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) launches
a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) toward Iraq, March 27, 2003.
Three huge explosions rocked an area near Iraq's Information Ministry
early on March 31, setting off a fierce fire in the heart of Baghdad.
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A Tomahawk cruise missile powers through a wall of flames as it is
fired from the foreward MK-41 vertical launching system on board the
Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), in the continuing
'shock and awe' campaign of Operation 'Iraqi Freedom', March 25, 2003.
Multiple low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile
Bay and another nearby warship at targets in Iraq on Tuesday.
REUTERS/John Schults REUTERS

JES/FMS

The U.S. flag flies from the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) as it patrols the Gulf during Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 24, 2003. Multiple salvos of the upwards of a million dollars, low-flying Tomahawk missiles have been launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a member of the [Abraham Lincoln] carrier group, at targets in Iraq.

A Tomahawk cruise missile rises in a plume of smoke as it is fired from the MK-41 vertical launching system and lights up the U.S. flag and a banner which reads, 'We Shall Never Forget' on board the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 24, 2003. Multiple low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a member of the [Abraham Lincoln] carrier group, at targets in Iraq.

A Tomahawk cruise missile rises in a plume of smoke as it is fired from the MK-41 vertical launching system and lights up the U.S. flag and a banner which reads, 'We Shall Never Forget' on board the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 24, 2003. Multiple low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a member of the [Abraham Lincoln] carrier group, at targets in Iraq.

The U.S. flag is illuminated as it flies from the the yardarm by the light of a Tomahawk missile which is fired from the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 24, 2003. Multiple low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a member of the [Abraham Lincoln] carrier group, at targets in Iraq.

A Tomahawk cruise missile rises in a plume of smoke as it is fired from the MK-41 vertical launching system and lights up the U.S. flag and a banner which reads, 'We Shall Never Forget' on board the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 24, 2003. Multiple low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a member of the Abraham Lincoln carrier group, at targets in Iraq.

The U.S. flag flies from the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Mobile
Bay (CG 53) as it patrols the Gulf during Operation Iraqi Freedom,
March 24, 2003. Multiple salvos of the upwards of a million dollars,
low-flying Tomahawk missiles have been launched from the USS Mobile
Bay, a member of the Abraham Lincoln carrier group, at targets in Iraq.
REUTERS/John Schults

JES/CRB

A Tomahawk cruise missile rises in a plume of smoke as it is fired from
the MK-41 vertical launching system and lights up the U.S. flag and a
banner which reads, 'We Shall Never Forget' on board the Aegis guided
missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 24, 2003. Multiple
low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a
member of the Abraham Lincoln carrier group, at targets in Iraq.
REUTERS/John Schults

JES

A Tomahawk cruise missile rises in a plume of smoke as it is fired from
the MK-41 vertical launching system and lights up the U.S. flag and a
banner which reads, 'We Shall Never Forget' on board the Aegis guided
missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 24, 2003. Multiple
low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a
member of the Abraham Lincoln carrier group, at targets in Iraq.
REUTERS/John Schults

JES

A Tomahawk cruise missile rises in a plume of smoke as it is fired from
the MK-41 vertical launching system and lights up the U.S. flag and a
banner which reads, 'We Shall Never Forget' on board the Aegis guided
missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 24, 2003. Multiple
low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a
member of the Abraham Lincoln carrier group, at targets in Iraq.
REUTERS/John Schults

JES

The U.S. flag is illuminated as it flies from the the yardarm by the
light of a Tomahawk missile which is fired from the Aegis guided
missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 24, 2003. Multiple
low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a
member of the Abraham Lincoln carrier group, at targets in Iraq.
REUTERS/John Schults

JES

A Tomahawk cruise missile rises in a plume of smoke as it is fired from
the MK-41 vertical launching system and lights up the U.S. flag and a
banner which reads, 'We Shall Never Forget' on board the Aegis guided
missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 24, 2003. Multiple
low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched from the USS Mobile Bay, a
member of the Abraham Lincoln carrier group, at targets in Iraq.
REUTERS/John Schults

JES

A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George, arch 23, 2003. Cape St. George is operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea conducting missions as part of the war against Iraq. (CREDIT : REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Kenneth Moll) ??? USE ONLY

A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Anzio, March 23, 2003 Anzio is operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea conducting missions in support of a war on Iraq. (CREDIT : REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Larry S. Talley)
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A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched from the guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill, March 23, 2003. Winston S. Churchill is operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea conducting missions against Iraq. (CREDIT : REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Chief Fire Controlman James Krogman)
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A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched from the guided
missile cruiser USS Cape St. George, arch 23, 2003. Cape St. George is
operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea conducting missions as part
of the war against Iraq. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Intelligence Specialist 1st
Class Kenneth Moll

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A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched from the guided
missile cruiser USS Anzio, March 23, 2003 Anzio is operating in the
eastern Mediterranean Sea conducting missions in support of a war on
Iraq. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Larry S.
Talley

ME

A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched from the guided
missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill, March 23, 2003. Winston S.
Churchill is operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea conducting
missions against Iraq. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Chief Fire Controlman James
Krogman

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Chief Petty Officer, Gunner's Mate Christopher Baez (Kneeling C), a native of Riverside, California assists as Gunner's Mate Landon Bartlett, (Kneeling R), a native of Royal City, Washington holds a flashlight as he inspects a Tomahawk cruise missile cell during a post fire check on the MK-41 vertical launching system on board the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 22, 2003. Multiple low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched overnight from the USS Mobile Bay, at the start of the 'shock and awe' campaign in operation 'Iraqi Freedom at targets in Iraq.

Chief Petty Officer, Gunner's Mate Christopher Baez, a native of Riverside, CA, holds a flashlight as he inspects a Tomahawk cruise missile cell during a post fire check on the MK-41 vertical launching system on board the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), March 22, 2003. Multiple low-flying Tomahawk missiles were launched overnight from the USS Mobile Bay, at the start of the 'shock and awe' campaign in operation 'Iraqi Freedom' at targets in Iraq.

The guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a Tomahawk
Land Attack Missile (TLAM) toward Iraq on March 22, 2003. Porter is
deployed by the U.S. in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Large
explosions rocked Baghdad late on March 25, briefly halting Iraqi
television broadcasts as the first blast struck the capital.
REUTERS/Lt. Christopher Senenko/U.S. Navy

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