Inherent Resolve [Image 10 of 27]

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

10.16.2014

Photo by Brian J Stephens 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Jessica Willis checks a missile on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 on the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as part of Inherent Resolve in the Persian Gulf Oct. 16, 2014. 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: 10.16.2014
• Date Posted: 10.21.2014 03:58
• Photo ID: 1621970
• VIRIN: 141016-N-MW819-047
• Resolution: 2136x1418
• Size: 1.01 MB
• Location: USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77), AT SEA