Keywords: U.S. Sailors inspect the flight deck before flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Aug. 26, 2014, in the Persian Gulf as the ship supports operations in Iraq 140826-N-CZ979-005.jpg en U S Sailors inspect the flight deck before flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush CVN 77 Aug 26 2014 in the Persian Gulf as the ship supports operations in Iraq 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 2014-08-26 MC3 Joshua Card http //www defenseimagery mil/imageRetrieve action guid b1436b6ad69974dfcf5328d3ce3f549eee565e16 t 2 Public domain photograph from defenseimagery mil http //www defenseimagery mil/imagery html guid b1436b6ad69974dfcf5328d3ce3f549eee565e16 140826-N-CZ979-005 2014-08-26 USS George H W Bush CVN 77 PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS George H W Bush CVN-77 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |