阿拉伯湾，作战部署中的布什号航空母舰上，VFA-213 黑狮中队的 F/A-18F 战斗机等待引导。(Aircraft launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting 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.)

阿拉伯湾，作战部署中的布什号航空母舰上，地勤在引导 VFA-213 黑狮中队的 F/A-18F 战斗机连接蒸汽弹射器。(Sailors direct and launch aircraft from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting 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.)

阿拉伯湾，美国海军 VFA-87 金色勇士中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机从作战部署中的布什号航空母舰上起飞。(An U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Persian Gulf Sept. 16, 2014. The George H.W. Bush was underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.)

阿拉伯湾，美国海军 VFA-87 金色勇士中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机飞离作战部署中的布什号航空母舰。(A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Persian Gulf Sept. 22, 2014. The George H.W. Bush supported maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.)

阿拉伯湾，美国海军 VFA-87 金色勇士中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机从作战部署中的布什号航空母舰上起飞。(A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), not pictured, in the Persian Gulf Sept. 16, 2014. The George H.W. Bush was underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.)

阿拉伯湾，美国海军 VFA-87 金色勇士中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机降落到作战部署中的布什号航空母舰上。(A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Persian Gulf Aug. 29, 2014. The George H.W. Bush was underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.)

阿拉伯湾，作战部署中的布什号航空母舰上，地勤在牵引 VFA-87 金色勇士中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机。(U.S. Sailors move an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Persian Gulf Sept. 13, 2014. The George H.W. Bush was underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.)

阿拉伯湾，作战部署中的布什号航空母舰上，VFA-87 金色勇士中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机在进行维护。(Sailors perform maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet, attached to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.)

阿拉伯湾，作战部署中的布什号航空母舰上，地勤在牵引 VFA-87 金色勇士中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机。(Sailors guide an F/A-18C Hornet, attached to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.)

阿拉伯湾，作战部署中的布什号航空母舰上，地勤在引导 VFA-15 瓦利翁中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机。(A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 taxis on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Persian Gulf Oct. 4, 2014, as the ship supports operations in Iraq and Syria. 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.)