U.S. Sailors prepare an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, left, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 87 and an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft with Strike Fighter Squadron 31 for launch from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf Sept. 16, 2014. The George H.W. Bush was underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.