Navy chief says F/A-18E/F helped with fuel limits in Iraq

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark said April 17 that the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet helped ease fuel shortages the U.S. Navy faced in the war with Iraq. Getting enough aviation fuel to the region was a major challenge in the war, but the Super Hornet, the Navy's new strike aircraft...

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