US NAVY PILOT TOUCHES MISSILE DURING PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS ON USS CARL
VINSON.
An unidentified pilot of a US Navy F-18 Hornet jet fighter touches one
of his laser-guided bombs as he goes through the pre-flight check
before flying a mission off the USS Carl Vinson against the Taliban
forces in Afghanistan, October 23, 2001. The USS Carl Vinson is one of
several US Naval battle groups in the Arabian Sea flying
around-the-clock bombing missions on Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jim
Hollander
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