阿拉伯湾
Photo by U.S. Navy/MC3 Brian Stephens | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 | AJ-200
阿拉伯湾,布什号航空母舰部署到第5舰队责任区执行战区安全行动,持续出动舰载机对ISIL极端武装组织实施空中打击,布什号航母上的 VFA-213 黑狮中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机正在从飞行甲板上弹射升空。(An U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Oct. 10, 2014, in the Persian Gulf. The ship supported maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. 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.)