The first Tomahawk missile to be fired into Iraq is launched from USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) Thursday, March 20, 2003.
One of eight U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers takes off over the razor-wire at the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, England, Friday March 21, 2003, at the start of a mission against Iraq. It was the first mission against Iraq to be flown from the base.
The trace of a Tomahawk missile launched from the deck of the USS John McCain DDG 56 destroyer shines past a twin 50 mm machine gun, in the northern Gulf waters Saturday, March 22, 2003. The United States continued its aerial assault on military targets in Baghdad and other cities Saturday, while invading troops were advancing into southern Iraq.
Smoke rises after a missile strike in downtown Baghdad Thursday night, March 20, 2003.
A government building burns during heavy bombardement of Baghdad, Iraq by U.S.-led forces Friday evening, March 21, 2003.
Smoke billows from explosions during the heavy bombardment of Baghdad, Iraq by U.S.-led forces Friday evening, March 21, 2003.
The first F-117 Stealth fighter/bomber lands at an undisclosed location after a mission over Iraq Thursday, March 20, 2003.
A Tomahawk missile is fired from deck of USS McCain destroyer Thursday March 20, 2003.
An Ordnance pushes a satellite-guided 2000 pound JDAM ( Joint Direct Attac Munitions) bomb in front of a F-14 Tomcat on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman prior to a strike against Iraq Friday, March 21, 2003.
Air Force B-52 bomber returning from a mission over Iraq is refueling from a KC-10 plane over the Black Sea, Friday, March 28, 2003. The refueling plane belongs to the 409th U.S. Air Force
A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George in the eastern Mediterranean Sea Sunday, March, 23, 2003.
A Royal Navy Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is launched at a target in Iraq, and seen through the periscope of the firing submarine.
A pilot with the Michigan Air National Guard drops self protection flares from his A-10 "Warthog" aircraft after a strafing run against Iraqi forces outside of Al Kifl, Iraq, on Friday, March 28, 2003. The flares decoy enemy surface to air missile attacks.
The Guided Missile Destroyer USS Cape St. George launches a Tomahawk cruise missile early Friday March 28, 2003, as she sails in the Mediterranean Sea to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.
A USAF F16 Fighting Falcon uses reheat to take off from its base in Kuwait March 26, 2003.
This post-strike image highlights four points of destruction. Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks presented video and images of the U.S. military campaign in Iraq during a briefing at Central Command in Doha, Qatar, March 25.
A U.S. Cobra helicopter fires a missile at Iraqi positions in the DMZ between Iraq and Kuwait at Abdali crossing border, north of Kuwait city Friday, March 21, 2003.
Smoke billows from a building hit during an air raid by coalition forces in Baghdad.
A United States Marines CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with the 3rd Marine Air Wing's HMM 268th helicopter unit, passes over a herd of camels as it heads back to base after dropping off some troops at a forward position in Iraq.