Keywords: The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), background, relieves the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Persian Gulf Oct. 18, 2014, during Inherent Resolve 141018-N-MU440-027.jpg en The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 background relieves the aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush CVN 77 in the Persian Gulf Oct 18 2014 during Inherent Resolve The George H W Bush was to leave the U S 5th Fleet area of responsibility for its home port in Norfolk Va 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 2014-10-18 MC3 Lorelei Vander Griend http //www defenseimagery mil/imageRetrieve action guid a03eb69c4ed81ebd965b52a85f880eef60aea5be t 2 Public domain photograph from defenseimagery mil http //www defenseimagery mil/imagery html guid a03eb69c4ed81ebd965b52a85f880eef60aea5be 141018-N-MU440-027 2014-10-20 USS George H W Bush CVN 77 PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 USS George H W Bush CVN-77 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Operation Inherent Resolve |