ISIL response [Image 5 of 16]

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

10.10.2014

Photo by Brian J Stephens 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen 3rd Class Victor Medrano, left, and Rene Reyes load ammunition into an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Oct. 10, 2014, in the Persian Gulf. The ship supported maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. 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 Brian Stephens/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.10.2014
• Date Posted: 10.15.2014 23:26
• Photo ID: 1615471
• VIRIN: 141010-N-MW819-161
• Resolution: 2560x1700
• Size: 1.04 MB
• Location: USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77), AT SEA