Crewmembers attach Mk 82 227kg bombs to multiple ejector rack of a Grumman A-6A <i>Intruder</i> of Marine All Weather Attack Squadron 224 (VMA(AW)-224) "Bengals" aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Coral Sea</i> (CVA-43). VMA(AW)-224 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the <i>Coral Sea</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 12 November 1971 to 17 July 1972.
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