One after another, fighter jets catapult from the flight deck of the USS Eisenhower, a thousand-foot (305-meter) American aircraft carrier, afterburners glowing amber above the blue Persian Gulf, on their way northwest to join the fight in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State group. From his office aboard the USS Eisenhower, Malloy described coalition success around Mosul while cautioning that victory is not close at hand. The ship's 5,200 sailors arm, repair, launch and recover 7-20 Super Hornet F18 fighter jets every day that drop on average 10 bombs each or reconnoiter in support of anti-IS coalition forces. The crew catapults the jets from the ship at 145mph, and they use a hook and cable to rapidly catch the fighter jets on the 500-foot long carrier deck. I don't really close my eyes until 2300 when the last one comes back," admiral Malloy said.

Source: Fox News November 23, 2016 10:39 UTC