U.S. Navy Airman Paul Wagner cleans an F/A-18E Super
Summary
U.S. Navy Airman Paul Wagner cleans an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 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)
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Date
02/10/2014
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