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From left, an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, flies beside an Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft as it refuels one of two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to VFA-97 during a flight over Afghanistan on October 15, 2009. UPI/Kyle Terwilliger/U.S. Navy

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3888 x 2592 px | 32.9 x 21.9 cm | 13 x 8.6 inches | 300dpi

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20 October 2009

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Kyle Terwilliger

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