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A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), connects to the refueling drogue of a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned to the 305th/514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), attached to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), connects to the refueling drogue of a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned to the 305th/514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), attached to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), connects to the refueling drogue of a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned to the 305th/514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), attached to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), fly a refueling mission with a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned to the 305th/514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), attached to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Anthony Bartolomeo, Boom Operator aboard a KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned to the 305th/514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), attached to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, delivers fuel to a US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), flies a refueling mission near Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound laser guided bombs, and AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft receives fuel from the extended refueling probe on a USAF KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) during a recent mission over Iraq. Coalition aircraft average 40 combat sorties daily in the skies over Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (FS), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), armed with AIM-120B Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), AGM-88 High-Speed Antiradiation Missile (HARM), and one AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, prepares for its next mission at a forward deployed location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); AIM-9 Sidewinders Missiles; GBU-12 500-pound bombs, and a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), in flight over the skies of Iraq on a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), connects to the refueling drogue of a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned to the 305th/514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), attached to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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navy usn hornet aircraft zero fighter squadron one zero five vfa drogue air force usaf extender extender aircraft mobility air mobility amw expeditionary group air expeditionary group mission operation iraqi freedom military operations fa 18 c hornet kc 10 extender refueling us air force us navy high resolution a 18 c hornet aircraft kc 10 extender aircraft iraqi freedom msgt dave ahlschwede strike fighter jet aircraft military aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives fighter squadron iraq
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09/04/2003
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label_outline Explore Fighter Squadron One Zero Five, Msgt Dave Ahlschwede, Amw

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Flight deck personnel aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) prepare an F/A-18C Hornet from the Knighthawks of Fighter Attack Squadron One Three Six (VFA-136) for a mission over Bosnia Herzegovina. The USS George Washington is commanded by CAPT Malcolm P. Branch and is operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO-led Operation Decisive Endeavor

A right rear view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) of Carrier Wing (CVW-3) parked on the flight line. Behind the F/A-18C is an T-2C Buckeye trainer aircraft of Training Squadron 23 (VT-23)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Fighter Attack Squadron One Nine Five (VFA-195) taxies into position, on the flight deck, onboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft flies over the sea during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each wing tip. VFA-81 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

The landing signal officer watches as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft comes in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

An air-to-air right side view of two Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft near Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads

Rwandan refugees curiously observe cargo off-load operations of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif

A Navy F-35C Lightning II is drogue refueled by a KC-10A

A US Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 106 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) during operations in the Atlantic Ocean. The Super Hornet is an all-weather, carrier-based fighter/ attack aircraft that provides USN Carrier Strike Group with increased range, endurance and ordnance-carrying capabilities.(U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Randall Damm) (Released)

An F/A-18C Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), during continuous flight operations in support of UN sanctions against Iraq. Persian Gulf, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 5 February 1998

Nine F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) park in a row upon their arrival at the air station. The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), of which VFA-83 is a part, and Carrier Air Wing 3, (CVW-3) are returning to their home fields after being deployed aboard the aircraft carriers USS SARATOGA (CV-60) and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), respectively, in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

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navy usn hornet aircraft zero fighter squadron one zero five vfa drogue air force usaf extender extender aircraft mobility air mobility amw expeditionary group air expeditionary group mission operation iraqi freedom military operations fa 18 c hornet kc 10 extender refueling us air force us navy high resolution a 18 c hornet aircraft kc 10 extender aircraft iraqi freedom msgt dave ahlschwede strike fighter jet aircraft military aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives fighter squadron iraq