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The Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 16, 2003) -- Over the Middle East, F/A-18 Hornets assigned to the "Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron Thirty Seven (VFA-37) aboard USS Harry S. Truman, are ready to return to their mission after conducting refueling operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker.  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 multinational 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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F/A-18
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