Keywords: Carrier Air Wing 17 aircraft are refueled during the 1991 Gulf War.jpg U S Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 81 VFA-81 Sunliners and/or VFA-83 Rampagers and a Grumman F-14B Tomcat BuNo 161435 from Fighter Squadron 74 VF-74 Be-Devilers refuel from a Grumman KA-6D Intruder from Attack Squadron 35 Black Panthers and a U S Air Force Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker during a mission in the 1991 Gulf War All U S Navy squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 CVW-17 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga CV-60 for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea from 7 August 1990 to 28 March 1991 U S Navy photo http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv60-91/120 htm from the http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv60-91/index_004 htm USS Saratoga CV-60 1990-1991 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de ca 1991-01 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18C Hornet in flight Aerial refueling by KC-135 Stratotanker United States Navy in the Gulf War 1990-1991 F-14B Tomcat in flight KA-6D Intruder Fighter Squadron 74 United States Navy Attack Squadron 35 United States Navy |