Raw video: Flight operations aboard the USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Sea

The Defense Department released this video of aircraft conducting operations on board the USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Sea. The Bush is now in the Persian Gulf as violence continues to grip Iraq.

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