Caption:
Aboard USS John Paul Jones (Oct. 8, 2001) -- A Tomahawk land
attack missile (TLAM) is launched from aboard the guided missile
destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) in a strike against al Qaeda
terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban
regime in Afghanistan on Oct. 8, 2001. The carefully targeted
actions are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a base for
terrorist operations and to attack the military capability of the
Taliban regime. The John Paul Jones is steaming at sea as
part of
Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's
Mate 1st Class Ted Banks. (RELEASED)
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