U.S. Marines load a F/A-18 Hornet at Aviano Air Base, Italy. U.S. Marine Sgt. Rene R. Benedit (foreground) and Lance Cpl. Ricardo Almaguer (background) load a GBU-15 bomb onto a Marine F/A-18 Hornet at Aviano Air Base, Italy, as it is prepared for a mission over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Dec. 28, 1995. The Hornet's mission is in support of the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Operation Joint Endeavor. The Marines and their aircraft are deployed to Aviano from Fighter Attack (All Weather) Squadron 224 of Beaufort, S.C. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.02 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 689234-Y-EQY96-659.jpg Photo Gallery