Keywords: US Navy 021230-N-4655M-005 loading leaflets into canisters.jpg en At sea aboard USS Constellation CV 64 Dec 30 2002 -- Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Steve Reed from Westbury N Y loads leaflets into canisters that will be loaded on coalition aircraft and dropped over Iraq This is the first time ever that leaflets have been printed on a U S Navy ship and then used operationally U S planes patrolling the no-fly zones have begun dropping leaflets encouraging Iraqis to listen for news broadcasts on special radio channels The leaflets also mention not to shoot at coalition aircraft Constellation is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Richard Moore RELEASED 2002-12-30 021230-N-4655M-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 3913 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Richard Moore PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Constellation CV-64 Psychological operations in the Iraq War |