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BLU-109 penetrating bombs, Mark 84 general purpose bombs, AGM-65 Maverick, AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles are pre-positioned for quick loading onto aircraft near the runway at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, on March 6, 1998. Aircraft, such as the U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt taking off in the background, are operating out of Ahmed Al-Jaber in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.

Bombs and missiles are pre-positioned for quick loading at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait.

BLU-109 penetrating bombs, Mark 84 general purpose bombs, AGM-65 Maverick, AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles are pre-positioned for quick loading onto aircraft near the runway at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, on March 6, 1998. Aircraft, such as the U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt taking off in the background, are operating out of Ahmed Al-Jaber in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.

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