Aircraft Attack Al Qaeda Haven, USS Eisenhower Moves off Somalia

The AC-130 gunship's primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and force protection. Missions in close air support are troops in contact, convoy escort and urban operations. Air interdiction missions are conducted against preplanned targets or targets of opportunity. Force protection missions include air base defense and facilities defense. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Aircraft Attack Al Qaeda Haven, Ike Moves off Somalia
By Jim Garamone
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2007 (AFPS) -- U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunships struck al Qaeda targets in Somalia yesterday, news sources reported last night.

U.S. Launches Airstrike in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A U.S. airstrike hit targets in southern Somalia where Islamic militants were believed to be sheltering suspects in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies, Somali officials and witnesses said Tuesday. Many people were reported killed. Read it.

U.S. Hits Al Qaeda In Somalia
(CBS/AP) A U.S. airstrike hit targets in southern Somalia where Islamic militants were believed to be sheltering suspects in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies, Somali officials and witnesses said Tuesday. Many people were reported killed.

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U.S. strikes at al Qaeda in Somalia, "many dead"
MOGADISHU (Reuters) -- A U.S. warplane hunting al Qaeda suspects killed many people in south Somalia as other air strikes also hit the remote region where fugitive Islamist fighters are hiding, officials said on Tuesday.

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USSOCOM: United States Special Operations Command

Arabian Sea (Jan. 4, 2007) - USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Commanding Officer, Capt. Dan Cloyd, watches from auxiliary control as a wave crashes alongside the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during an underway replenishment. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Shanika L. Futrell (RELEASED)

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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)

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