DescriptionFA-18E of VFA-81 refuels Rafale of Flottille 11F in March 2015.JPG
English: A French Dassault Rafale M aircraft from the French Marine Nationale aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) refuels from a U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 "Sunliners" from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) over the Arabian Sea. VFA-81 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the Carl Vinson, supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
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Taken on 5 March 2015
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150305-N-ZZ999-002 ARABIAN GULF (March 5, 2015) A French Rafale Marine aircraft from the French navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle refuels with an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Strike Group supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photographer/Released)
150305-N-ZZ999-002 ARABIAN GULF (March 5, 2015) A French Rafale Marine aircraft from the French navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle refuels with an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Strike Group supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photographer/Released)