Posted: 06/01/2011
JOINT PACIFIC ALASKAN RANGE COMPLEX, Alaska (June 21, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., takes on fuel from a KC-130T Hercules assigned to the Yankees of Marine Aerial Transport Squadron (VMGR) 452, based at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., while other Super Hornet strike fighters fly in formation waiting to refuel. The refueling is part of Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise 2011. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Joe Painter)