030519-N-0000X-001 The Arabian Gulf (May 19, 2003) -- F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) conduct in-flight refueling exercises over Iraq. The “Black Aces” are assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo. (RELEASED) US Navy 030519-N-0000X-001 F-A-18F Super Hornets a


030519-N-0000X-001 The Arabian Gulf (May 19, 2003) -- F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) conduct in-flight refueling exercises over Iraq. The “Black Aces” are assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo. (RELEASED) US Navy 030519-N-0000X-001 F-A-18F Super Hornets assigned to the Black Aces conduct in-flight refueling exercises over Iraq


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