Even though the U.S. 5th Fleet currently does not have an aircraft carrier deployed in its area of operations, U.S. naval aviation was still able to conduct air strikes against ISIL by launching AV-8Bs from USS Kearsarge.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryre Arciaga
The VMA-223 Harriers are embedded with VMM-162(REIN).
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