A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Bush August 28, 2014 in the Persian 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-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Bush August 28, 2014 in the Persian Gulf. The pilots are flying targeted airstrikes against extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

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Size: 4901px × 3267px
Location: Arabian Gulf
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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