{"product_id":"bk-us-navy-hornet-units-of-operation-iraqi-freedom-pt1","title":"US Navy Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Part 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; float: none; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(15,17,17); font-style: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; display: inline !important; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e Bk US Navy Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom PT1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; float: none; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(15,17,17); font-style: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; display: inline !important; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eThe first installment examining the US Hornet Units' participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-present). The F\/A-18 Hornet in its various guises was the 'universal soldier' of OIF, with around 250 seeing combat. Flown by various squadrons and groups, the Hornet attacked a range of targets including tanks of the various Iraqi Republican Guard units and government buildings housing elements of the Baath party regime. Apart from its ability to drop precision munitions such as laser-guided bombs, the Hornet was also capable of launching anti-radar missiles and acting as an aerial tanker and reconnaissance platform for other strike types. This book explores the Hornet's versatility which has enhanced its reputation as one of the world's leading strike-fighter aircraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; float: none; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(15,17,17); font-style: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; display: inline !important; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished Jul 25 2004\u003cbr\u003eFormat Paperback\u003cbr\u003eEdition 1st\u003cbr\u003ePages 96\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781841768014\u003cbr\u003eImprint Osprey Publishing\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations 114 col\u003cbr\u003eDimensions 10 x 7 inches\u003cbr\u003eSeries Combat Aircraft\u003cbr\u003eShort code COM 46\u003cbr\u003ePublisher Bloomsbury Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shop EAA Merchandise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58145039417647,"sku":"2274215200000","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9272\/5551\/files\/USNavyHornetUnitsofOp.png?v=1787085738","url":"https:\/\/shop.eaa.org\/products\/bk-us-navy-hornet-units-of-operation-iraqi-freedom-pt1","provider":"Shop EAA Merchandise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}