Two 500 pound Laser Guided Bomb Units (GBU-12) (L) and an AIM-9 "Sidewinder" short-range air-to-air .....
Two 500 pound Laser Guided Bomb Units (GBU-12) (L) and an AIM-9 "Sidewinder" short-range air-to-air missile are visible on the wing of an F/A-18 "Hornet" from the "Mighty Shrikes" of Strike Fighter Squadron Nine Four (VFA-94), October 31, 2001. VFA-94 is assigned to Carrier Airwing Eleven aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and is conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (CREDIT REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Steve Lightstone)