050420-N-6694B-001 Persian Gulf (April 20, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), receives fuel from a Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat mission flown from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Carl Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and will conduct a three-year refuel and complex overhaul.
050420-N-6694B-001 Persian Gulf (April 20, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), receives fuel from a Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat mission flown from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Carl Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and will conduct a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. Navy photo by Cmdr. Don Berry (RELEASED) US Navy 050420-N-6694B-001 An F-A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), receives fuel from a Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat mission
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