ROCKETMAN
An F/A-18 pilot with VMFA-112 'Cowboys' taxis in at MCAS Miramar with a load of Zuni five-inch high-explosive rockets following a Close Air Support sortie over Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center 29 Palms. If I recall correctly, high winds in the target area led to delays in the JTACs on the ground approving the aircraft to strike, which is why these Hornets came back with most of their ordnance.
Shot for my article on VMFA-112 for Combat Aircraft Journal magazine a few years back.
ROCKETMAN
An F/A-18 pilot with VMFA-112 'Cowboys' taxis in at MCAS Miramar with a load of Zuni five-inch high-explosive rockets following a Close Air Support sortie over Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center 29 Palms. If I recall correctly, high winds in the target area led to delays in the JTACs on the ground approving the aircraft to strike, which is why these Hornets came back with most of their ordnance.
Shot for my article on VMFA-112 for Combat Aircraft Journal magazine a few years back.