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Caption:
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 21, 2003) -- A U.S. Navy
F/A-18 Hornet proceeds on its mission in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom after taking on fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker in
the skies near Iraq. The Hornet is primarily used as a fighter escort
and for fleet air defense. However, it can also be used as an
attack aircraft with the capability of force projection, interdiction,
as well as both close and deep air support. This duel capability
gives commanders immense flexibility in wartime operations.
Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to
liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Air Force
Photo Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Cherie A.Thurlby. (RELEASED)
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