An F-22 Raptor taxis in the Middle East prior to strike operations in Syria on Sept. 23. Concern over possible civilian casualties has limited the airstrikes approved over Iraq and Syria. (Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf / US Air Force)
California-Based Military Units Take Lead In U.S. Airstrikes On Islamic State -- L.A. Times
Military units based in California have now been given the lead in the U.S.-led campaign of bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria.
On Saturday, the Navy announced that the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, based at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado, has relieved the carrier George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf to continue the airstrikes that began Aug. 6.
Aboard the Vinson is Carrier Air Wing 17 from Naval Air Station Lemoore near Fresno, with 67 aircraft. The Bush and its air squadrons will now depart for Norfolk, Va.
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