A Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility Oct. 19, 2014, as the ship conducts flight operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect personnel from extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Central Command directed the operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N


A Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility Oct. 19, 2014, as the ship conducts flight operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect personnel from extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Central Command directed the operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nick Brown/Released) A Navy F-A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility 141019-N-TR763-0352


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