ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea (Navy News Service) – On October 7, aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 stationed aboard USS Enterprise participated in their second heaviest day of close air support in the skies over Afghanistan since they began operations in there early September. Enterprise with its embarked air wing is currently located in the Northern Arabian Sea.
F/A-18F Super Hornets from the “Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, based in Virginia Beach, F/A-18C Hornets from the “Sidewinders” of VFA-86, based in Beaufort, SC, and F/A-18C Hornets from the “Knighthawks” of VFA-136 participated in the strikes near Kandahar, Afghanistan._
Eight Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) 12 weapons were expended in the attacks during the 36th day of support operations, Saturday, against Taliban extremist positions near Kandahar. The GBU-12 is a general-purpose, laser-guided 500-pound air-to-ground bomb.
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