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Caption:
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 21, 2003) -- A U.S. Navy
F/A-18 Hornet takes fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker in the
skies near Iraq before continuing on its mission in Support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Hornet is primarily used as a
fighter escort and 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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