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USS Enterprise Aircraft Strike Again in Iraq

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Story Number: NNS031124-11

Release Date: 11/24/2003 5:55:00 PM

From USS Enterprise Public Affairs ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea (NNS) -- 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 targets near Kirkuk, Iraq, Nov. 23, in support of Operation Ivy Cyclone.

Two Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 F/A-18 Hornet strike fighters from Enterprise's embarked Carrier Air Wing 1 each dropped a 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) in the attack, striking an enemy position.

This strike was the carrier's second use of precision-guided munitions in the past five days.

Enterprise deployed with three Hornet squadrons, one of which is the "Checkerboards" of VMFA-312, based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. All aircraft involved in the strike returned safely to Enterprise.

Enterprise is the Navy's only aircraft carrier currently deployed in the global war on terror.