U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C <i>Hornet</i>s (BuNo 163485, 163495) from Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) "Rampagers" refuel from a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 <i>Stratotanker</i> during a mission in the 1991 Gulf War. VFA-83 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Saratoga</i> (CV-60) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea from 7 August 1990 to 28 March 1991.
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circa January 1991 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1991-01-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv60-91/034.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv60-91/index_004.htm">USS <i>Saratoga</i> (CV-60) 1990-1991 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>