F/A-18C Hornet (USN VFA-25)
United States Navy

F/A-18C Hornet
Operator: VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet
Location: Persian Gulf
Timeframe: 1996
Loadout: Strike
- Wingtip: 2x AIM-9M Sidewinder
- Outboard: 2x Mk.83
- Inboard: 2x GBU-16
- Fuselage: 2x AIM-7M Sparrow
- Centerline: Fuel tank

Personal interest:
The F/A-18 was a multi-role aircraft, but since the US and Allies maintained air superiority over Iraq since the opening days of Operation Desert Storm, it was most often used in the strike role, particularly since there were no diplomatic restrictions to launching strike missions from a US Navy aircraft carrier. This model represents a F/A-18C of VFA-25 armed for a strike mission on lightly defended Iraqi national infrastructure.