Agapanthe 2010 : training with the US carrier strike group 9

US Navy F/A-18 refueling a French Rafale M - 12/2010

The Rafale of the CdG have carried out several training missions with the air wing of the Abraham Lincoln since last November, 25th.
Particularly, they have performed air-refuelings on F/A-18, while the hornets had the oppotunity to make several carrier landings / take off on the CdG.

F/A-18 on the CdG - Indian Ocean, 12/2010

Source : http://www.defense.gouv.fr/