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A U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 28, 2021. The Blue Angels needed in-flight refueling during their flight home to Florida after participating in an Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel Owings)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Draffen, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, and Capt. Steven Trochlil, 32nd ARS prepare to refuel a U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet from a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 28, 2021. The Blue Angels needed in-flight refueling during their flight home to Florida after participating in an Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel Owings)

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A U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 28, 2021. The Blue Angels needed in-flight refueling during their flight home to Florida after participating in an Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel Owings)

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Six U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets fly in formation behind a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 28, 2021. The Blue Angels needed in-flight refueling during their flight home to Florida after participating in an Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel Owings)

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A U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet departs from a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 28, 2021. The Blue Angels needed in-flight refueling during their flight home to Florida after participating in an Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel Owings)

U.S. Navy Blue Angels refueled by Joint Base MDL KC-10 Extender

Published June 29, 2021
By Senior Airman Ariel Owings
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. --

Six U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 28, 2021. The Blue Angels needed in-flight refueling during their flight home to Florida after participating in an Air Show. Stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, the team consists of 140 active duty Sailors and Marines. They have returned to their community outreach mission following the pandemic shutdown of COVID-19. While celebrating their 75th year in service, the Blue Angels also debuted their new jet platform, the F/A-18 Super Hornet.