Caption:
AFGHANISTAN (Dec. 7, 2009) -- F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to the
Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, embarked aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), refuel from an Air Force KC-10
Extender tanker aircraft. An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the
Tophatters of VFA-14 flies starboard observation position on station
over Afghanistan. The strike fighter squadrons are part of the Nimitz
Carrier Strike Group and are on a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area
of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy
photo by Lt. j.g. Kyle Terwilliger (RELEASED)
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