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An F/A-18C Hornet refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aerial tanker.

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Persian Gulf (Sep. 13, 2005) An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron Nine Four (VFA-94), refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aerial tanker while conducting a mission over the Persian Gulf. VFA-94 is currently embarked aboard the nuclear-powered 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. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rob Tabor File# 050913-F-5480T-039

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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13/09/2005 - 13/09/2005
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