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English: Persian Gulf (Dec. 11, 2004) - Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the “Swordsmen” of Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32) prepare to load 500-pound laser guided bombs (GBU-12) to an F-14B Tomcat aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) embarked aboard Truman is providing close air support and conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions over Iraq. Truman’s Carrier Strike Group Ten (CSG-10) and CVW-3 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
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Source Navy NewsStand Photo ID: 041211-N-4953E-144
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Author United States Navy, Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Danny Ewing Jr.
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11 December 2004