Caption:
The Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 16, 2003) -- Over the Middle East, an
F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman, conducts refueling
operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker, assigned to the
196th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. The Stratotanker is
stationed at a forward deployed operating base located in the
Mediterranean region in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 by
Tech Sgt. Robert J. Horstman. (RELEASED)
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