Air Force ground crew members prepare to attach the guidance system to a laser guided bomb. U.S. Air Force ground crew members of the 494th Fighter Squadron prepare to attach the guidance system to a GBU-24 laser guided bomb at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on March 24, 1999. The bomb will be loaded on an F-15 Eagle before flying air strike missions in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Operation Allied Force is the air operation against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Eagle and its crew are deployed to Aviano from the 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 705078-D-AAM43-291.jpg Photo Gallery