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VMA-214 join air strikes on ISIL in Iraq

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AV-8Bs from VMA-214 are flying over Iraq for air strikes against ISIL, the U.S. military has announced.

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By English: Lance Cpl Steve Acuff [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The aircraft are attached to VMM-161 (Reinforced) on board USS Essex.

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