Keywords: U.S. Sailors launch an F-A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Persian Gulf Oct. 18, 2014, as 141018-N-CZ979-007.jpg en U S Sailors launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 213 from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush CVN 77 in the Persian Gulf Oct 18 2014 as the ship supports Inherent Resolve 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 Joshua Card http //www defenseimagery mil/imageRetrieve action guid 3201224e7c438a50a89a86df56ad3cf40002ba34 t 2 Public domain photograph from defenseimagery mil http //www defenseimagery mil/imagery html guid 3201224e7c438a50a89a86df56ad3cf40002ba34 141018-N-CZ979-007 2014-10-20 USS George H W Bush CVN 77 PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet USS George H W Bush CVN-77 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Operation Inherent Resolve |