Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (May 19, 2003) -- F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to
the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) conduct
in-flight refueling exercises over Iraq. The "Black Aces" are
assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
deployed 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. Navy photo. (RELEASED)
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