A US Navy F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircraft launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Bush August 23, 2014 in the Arabian Gulf. The pilots are flying targeted airstrikes against extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

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A US Navy F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircraft launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Bush August 23, 2014 in the Arabian Gulf. The pilots are flying targeted airstrikes against extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

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Size: 5800px × 3023px
Location: Arabian Gulf
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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