Inherent Resolve [Image 15 of 27]

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

10.17.2014

Photo by Brian J Stephens 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

A U.S. Navy E2-C Hawkeye aircraft attached to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 takes off from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while participating in 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 02:11
• Photo ID: 1622003
• VIRIN: 141017-N-MW819-098
• Resolution: 1748x1160
• Size: 1.02 MB
• Location: USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77), AT SEA