While en route from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) to targets in Iraq and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm, five A-7E Corsair aircraft from Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) and an A-6E Intruder aircraft from Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) rendezvous with a KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft for in-flight refueling. The A-7E aircraft third from the top is carrying AGM-88 HARM high-speed anti-radiation missiles; the others carry Mark 83 1000-pound bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

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