Sounds like William Tell………

Sounds like William Tell………….but with the USN this time!:D

Tyndall live missile exercise is Monday
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Navy and Air Force flight crews to accomplish live-fire training
December 05, 2008 02:20:00 PM
By TONY SIMMONS / Online Editor
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE – Aviators from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy will conduct a joint live-fire exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base on Monday, Dec. 8.

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, S.C., will be joined by Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., for missions as part of a new program bringing aviators from both services together for realistic combat training, according to a news release.

More than 80 Air Force and Navy personnel including pilots, aircraft maintainers, weapons loaders and mission analysts, will arrive at Tyndall AFB Monday to be tested on their ability to conduct air-to-air missions using live, active weapons, the news release said.

Aircrews will be evaluated on every aspect of fighter aircraft combat missions, from weapons handling and loading techniques, to the pilots’ ability to accurately fire live air-to-air missiles, the release said. The missions Monday will be the first of their kind in support of a new joint program, which will bring Navy and Air Force pilots together on a quarterly basis to test their skills at realistic combat operations at Tyndall AFB.

Just curious regarding the marksmanship competition.. I can understand how firing the cannon requires a lot of skill but accuracy in firing missiles seems to rely more on how good your targeting equipment is. The missile seems to be doing most of the work.