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USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77), AT SEA

10.02.2014

Photo by Lorelei Vandergriend 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Navy Lt. Brian Thorpe updates a briefing board for Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Persian Gulf Oct. 2, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lorelei Vander Griend/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.02.2014
• Date Posted: 10.07.2014 22:18
• Photo ID: 1603446
• VIRIN: 141002-N-MU440-069
• Resolution: 2559x1698
• Size: 1.07 MB
• Location: USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77), AT SEA