A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet, right, assigned to Strike Fight Squadron (VFA) 27 conducts an aerial refueling with an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to VFA-102 during flight operations over the Philippine Sea Aug. 21, 2013. The aircraft were assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), not pictured, and were underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.
LTJG Douglas Spence
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