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Tue, Dec 02, 2003

Enterprise F/A-18 Strikes Enemy in Iraq

A strike fighter aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, flying from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) in the North Arabian Gulf, attacked enemy troops engaging coalition forces with mortar fire near Baqubah, Iraq, Nov. 28, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

One Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 86 F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter from Enterprise’s embarked Carrier Air Wing 1 dropped a 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) in the attack, striking the enemy position.

This strike was the carrier’s third use of precision-guided munitions in the past two weeks.

Enterprise deployed with three Hornet squadrons, one of which is the “Sidewinders” of VFA-86, based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. The aircraft involved in Friday’s strike returned safely to Enterprise.

FMI: www.news.navy.mil/local/cusnc

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