An F/A-18E Super Hornet (left) refuels an F/A-18C Hornet in-flight over the western Pacific Ocean on Oct. 28, 2004. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 137 and the Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 82. Both squadrons are assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) deployed in the western Pacific Ocean.

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