USS George H.W. Bush ISIL response operations

USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77), AT SEA

08.21.2014

Photo by Joshua P Card 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Sailors move ordnance taken from a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Aug. 21, 2014, in the Arabian Gulf as the ship supports operations in Iraq. President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect U.S. personnel from extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. U.S. Central Command directed the operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Card/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.21.2014
• Date Posted: 08.23.2014 12:03
• Photo ID: 1519111
• VIRIN: 140821-N-CZ979-009
• Resolution: 2688x1792
• Size: 1.1 MB
• Location: USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77), AT SEA