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Aviation Ordnancemen transport MK-83 1,000 pound bombs across the flight deck.
Aviation Ordnancemen David Dinardi (right), and William Bailey (left) transport MK-83 1,000 pound bombs across the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the ship steams in the Persian Gulf on Feb. 6, 1998. The Washington battle group is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. Dinardi is from Philadelphia, Pa. Bailey is from Louisburg, N.C.