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  :  Weapon handlers carry an air-to-air missile from a F/A-18F Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-213) onboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), in the Gulf. Planes have been taking off from the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN77) to strike key positions taken over by the Islamic State fighters in Iraq. US President Barack Obama has authorized air strikes to confront the Islamist fighters in various cities of Iraq. Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters