Two Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft en route to targets in Iraq wait as an Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) A-6E Intruder aircraft is refueled by a KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. The two Corsair aircraft are carrying Mark 82 500-pound bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. VA-72 and VA-75 are based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

VA-75 A-6E refueling from a KC-135. VA-72 A-7E BuNo. 159285 (S/N 405) from post #171 on foreground accompanying A-7E (S/N 404). Perhaps patiently awaiting for their turn to have a cool drink in the scorching heat of the Persian Gulf. Dated to January 19th, 1991.