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Carrier Air Wing One Tomcats and Hornets refuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender over Persian Gulf.
Two U.S. Navy F-14B Tomcats (left) fly in formation with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender (center) as it refuels two Navy F/A-18C Hornets (right) over the Persian Gulf on Dec. 29, 1997. The Tomcats and the Hornets are part of Carrier Air Wing One embarked on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Washington is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. The Extender is deployed to the Persian Gulf area of operations from Travis Air Force Base, Calif.