Inherent Resolve [Image 12 of 27]

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

10.17.2014

Photo by Brian J Stephens 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Sailors direct aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as part of Inherent Resolve in the Persian Gulf Oct. 17, 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: 10.17.2014
• Date Posted: 10.21.2014 03:53
• Photo ID: 1621982
• VIRIN: 141017-N-MW819-092
• Resolution: 791x1192
• Size: 557.5 KB
• Location: USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77), AT SEA