Keywords: US Navy 030217-N-1810F-003 An F-A-18C ^ldquo,Hornet^rdquo, armed with the AIM-9M Sidewinder missile, stands ready for launch.jpg en At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Feb 17 2003 -- An F/A-18C Hornet armed with the AIM-9M Sidewinder missile stands ready for launch The Sidewinder missile is a short-range heat seeking air-intercept missile used by 28 different nations including the United States Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five CVW-5 are in the Indian Ocean with coalition forces in that area Kitty Hawk is the Navy s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka Japan U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom RELEASED 2003-02-17 030217-N-1810F-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 4649 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 AIM-9 Sidewinder Pictures by Mass Communication Specialist Todd Frantom F/A-18C Hornet |