1.....Royal Air Force Flight Lts. James Freeborough, pilot, and Stewart Lawson, weapons officer, position their Tornado GR-4 behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T Stratotanker for an air refueling. After refueling, the Tornado will roll out to rejoin the close air support mission at a lower altitude ?part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Tornado and crew are from the 617 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, UK and deployed to a location in Southwest Asia. The KC-135R/T and crew are deployed to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Southwest Asia, from their home unit 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND.

2.......A French Navy Panther helicopter lands on USS Decatur's (DDG 73) flight deck while underway in the North Arabian Sea. On May 5, Decatur joined a coalition task force led by French nuclear-powered surface vessel FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91), which is currently providing air support to U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. Decatur is deployed to the region in support of Maritime Security Operations. MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations