Keywords: US Navy 050516-N-6694B-003 An F-A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), receives fuel from the refueling boom of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanke.jpg en Iraq May 16 2005 - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 VFA-147 receives fuel from the refueling boom of a U S Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker from the 319th Air Refueling Wing during a combat mission flown from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group was conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf Carl Vinson ended its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk Va and will conduct a three-year refuel and complex overhaul 2005-05-16 050516-N-6694B-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 24444 U S Navy photo by Cmdr Don Berry PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aerial refueling of F/A-18C Hornet United States Navy in the Iraq War Military aircraft in the Iraq War KC-135R Stratotanker Strike Fighter Squadron 147 United States Navy |