Keywords: U.S. Sailors prepare to launch aircraft on 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 141018-N-CZ979-008.jpg en U S Sailors prepare to launch aircraft on 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 9fd9d2e4b7327619b4fc37d225202e57f05600ca t 2 Public domain photograph from defenseimagery mil http //www defenseimagery mil/imagery html guid 9fd9d2e4b7327619b4fc37d225202e57f05600ca 141018-N-CZ979-008 2014-10-20 USS George H W Bush CVN 77 PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS George H W Bush CVN-77 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Operation Inherent Resolve |