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U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 41, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, refuel from an Air Force KC-10 Extender while an F/A-18E Super Hornet flies starboard observation position on station over Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2009. The strike fighter squadrons are part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on a deployment to the region.

OVER AFGHANISTAN

U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 41, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, refuel from an Air Force KC-10 Extender while an F/A-18E Super Hornet flies starboard observation position on station over Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2009. The strike fighter squadrons are part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on a deployment to the region.

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