TOMAHAWK LAUNCH The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea launches a Tomahawk cruise missile as seen from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf, Sept. 23, 2014. The ships are supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts, including airstrikes in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.03 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 776834-X-JMZ72-064.jpg Photo Gallery