ISIL Response [Image 10 of 15]

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

10.14.2014

Photo by Lorelei Vandergriend 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Ethan Jennings cleans an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Oct. 14, 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 Lorelei Vander Griend/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.14.2014
• Date Posted: 10.20.2014 21:00
• Photo ID: 1621577
• VIRIN: 141014-N-MU440-004
• Resolution: 2784x1848
• Size: 1.09 MB
• Location: USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77), AT SEA