A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pulls away from a Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 91st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel over the Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 5, 2021. The Super Hornet is a flexible, multirole combat jet that bolsters USCENTCOM’s air component and performs as fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses, air interdiction, close air support, and aerial reconnaissance.

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