阿拉伯湾，VFA-213 黑狮中队的 F/A-18F 战斗机飞离布什号航空母舰，前往伊拉克北部执行空袭ISIL任务。(U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ted Ricciardella, flying an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, prepares to relieve Cmdr. Clarke Craine as the commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 during an aerial change of command ceremony Aug. 22, 2014, over the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Persian Gulf. 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，VFA-213 黑狮中队的 F/A-18F 战斗机在布什号航空母舰上进行飞行前检查。(An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Black Lions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, is inspected before flight 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，VFA-213 黑狮中队的 F/A-18F 战斗机飞离作战部署中的布什号航空母舰。(An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Fighting Black Lions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, launches off of 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，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.)