ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 8, 2014) Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 embarked on USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) struck Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets near Erbil, Iraq. The F/A-18s dropped 500 pound laser-guided bombs against ISIL artillery targets. Bush is operating in the Arabian Gulf on a scheduled deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet. The president has authorized U.S. Central Command to conduct military operations in support of humanitarian aid deliveries and targeted airstrikes in Iraq to protect U.S. personnel and interests, in response to activities conducted by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.(U.S. Navy video/Released)
NOTE: Do you see those secondary explosions? This truck must have been filled with ammo!
Looks like between 25 and 26 seconds you can see what's possibly a munition shoot out of the inferno.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little surprised how quickly they got this footage released. Think we'll see the Predator strikes soon as well?
I wonder if the target set has to be vetted by the White House and beam the BDA live back to the WH for conformation?
ReplyDeleteWhile that wouldn't shock me I sure as hell hope not. I would hope that the White House gave combatant commanders clear ROE that states "These are the types of target sets you may strike...under 'X' conditions".
DeleteAustralian Ex-Army Chief: “We’ll fight Islam for 100 years” -
ReplyDeleteSee more at: http://pamelageller.com/2014/08/australian-ex-army-chief-well-fight-islam-100-years.html/#sthash.OZazmfur.dpuf
The Auzzies do not suffer from the political correctness blight, if only that were true in the rest of the Western Countries!