The Aviation Magazine Volume 6, Issue 4, May 2015 Special Edition | Page 16
© 2015 Mathias Leischner
Inherent Resolve is an operation of the coalition of partner na‐
tions united in their fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL). The operation's goal is to eliminate the ISIL terrorist
group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, the region, and the
wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in
Syria and Iraq further limits the terrorist group's ability to project
terror and conduct operations.
Coalition nations conducting airstrikes in Iraq include Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, the United
Kingdom and the United States. Coalition nations conducting air‐
strikes in Syria include Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United
Arab Emirates and the United States.
The USS Carl Vinson is scheduled to be in the 5th Fleet AOR for
six months which would mean staying in the Persian Gulf area
until April to be relieved by the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN‐
71) It then will return back home to San Diego at the end of an
almost ten months tour, making it one of the longest US Navy
carrier deployments in the last 30 years.
We would like to thank Captain Karl Thomas, Commanding Offi‐
cer, LCDR Kyle A. Raines, Chief of Public Affairs, all the sailors,
aviators and squadron crew members aboard USS Carl Vinson
(CCVN70) for their hospitality, and LT Joe W. Hontz, Public Affairs
COMNAVCENT.