050913-F-5480T-039. [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA-94), Mighty Shrikes, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), refuels from a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender cargo tanker while conducting a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip and a couple of 500-pound bombs. Tucked under the intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also on a pylon, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-94 is currently embarked aboar


050913-F-5480T-039. [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA-94), Mighty Shrikes, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), refuels from a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender cargo tanker while conducting a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip and a couple of 500-pound bombs. Tucked under the intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also on a pylon, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-94 is currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Country: Persian Gulf


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