050915-F-5480T-033. [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), banks away from a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender cargo tanker [not shown] after conducting aerial refueling during a mission over the Persian Gulf region. 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 and under the fuselage, 37
050915-F-5480T-033. [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), banks away from a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender cargo tanker [not shown] after conducting aerial refueling during a mission over the Persian Gulf region. 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 and under the fuselage, 370-gallon External Fuel Tanks. 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
Size: 2064px × 1464px
Photo credit: © NB/ROD / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: released
