F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, refuel from an Air Force KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft. An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of VFA-14 flies starboard observation position on station over Afghanistan. The strike fighter squadrons are part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and are on a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
| Date Taken: | 12.07.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 12.08.2009 00:44 |
| Photo ID: | 229528 |
| VIRIN: | 091207-N-5781T-004 |
| Resolution: | 3264x2176 |
| Size: | 738.98 KB |
| Location: | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 70 |
| Downloads: | 13 |
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