KC-135 refuels F/A-18s in support of Operation Inherent Resolve [Image 11 of 11]

IRAQ

09.23.2020

Photo by Senior Airman Duncan Bevan 

United States Air Forces Central       

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17, deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker to receive fuel over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Sept. 23, 2020. The F/A-18 Super Hornet is designed to perform fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses, air interdiction, close air support, and aerial reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan)

• Date Taken: 09.23.2020
• Date Posted: 09.28.2020 02:30
• Photo ID: 6361950
• VIRIN: 200923-F-HF102-0576
• Resolution: 4946x3401
• Size: 8.78 MB
• Location: IQ