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The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force load crewmember from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, maneuvers an MHU-83 C/E Munitions Loader with a 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a Mk-84 bomb to be loaded on a B-1B Lancer during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Larry A. Simmons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public</div>
5 November 2001
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<li>DPLA identifier: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dp.la/item/c0e5e7f23409ff77455d65e1dd3b1d39">c0e5e7f23409ff77455d65e1dd3b1d39</a></li>
<li>National Archives Identifier:  6523599</li></ul></span>