ISIL response [Image 15 of 16]

AT SEA

10.10.2014

Photo by Juan D Guerra 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Aaron Hutchinson, right, and Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Joseph Esposito, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, fly over the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a vertical replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Oct. 10, 2014, in the Persian Gulf. The George H.W. Bush 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 Lt. Juan D. Guerra/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.10.2014
• Date Posted: 10.15.2014 23:58
• Photo ID: 1615875
• VIRIN: 141010-N-AP620-004
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 1.1 MB
• Location: AT SEA