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U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets from USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) strike
ISIL targets in Iraq |
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Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 embarked
on USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) struck Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant targets near Erbil, Iraq, Aug. 8. |
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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 7, 2014) Sailors 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 and theater security
cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Card/Released)
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Bush is operating in the Arabian Gulf on a scheduled
deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet.
The F/A-18s dropped 500 pound laser-guided bombs against ISIL artillery
targets. Carrier Air Wing 8 aircraft assigned to the Bush carrier strike
group include the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron
(VFA) 87 (F/A-18); "Valions" of VFA-15 (F/A-18); "Fighting
Black Lions" of VFA-213 (F/A-18E/F); "Tomcatters" of
VFA-31 (F/A-18E); "Bear Aces" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron
(VAW) 124 (E-2C Hawkeye); "Garudas" of Electronic Attack Squadron
(VAQ) 134 (EA-18G); "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
(HSC) 9 (MH-60S); "Rawhides" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron
(VRC) 40 (C-2A); and the "Spartans" of Helicopter Maritime
Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 (SH-60B/MH-60R).
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