Aviation ordnancemen load an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile onto an F/A-18C Hornet.
Aviation ordnancemen load an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile onto an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73 as the ship steams in the Persian Gulf on Feb. 19, 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.