The US bombed Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) and Al Qaeda targets in Syria on Monday night, and the US Navy has released videos of the sea-based strikes.
"I can confirm that US military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria using a mix of fighter, bomber, and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles," Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said in a statement.
The strikes targeted up to 20 locations in Syria, most of which were in or around the de facto ISIS capital of Raqqa, according to ABC. Separate strikes targeted a network of "seasoned" Al Qaeda veterans — sometimes known as the Khorasan Group — "to disrupt the imminent attack plotting against the United States and Western interests," according to U.S. Central Command.
The videos from the Navy are dark, but they show how the US bombs targets from the sea. Furthermore, they give an indication of America's naval dominance. Both videos show warships from the US Fifth Fleet, which is responsible for naval forces in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean.
Forty-seven Tomahawk missiles were fired by US ships.
Here is the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) launching Tomahawk Land-Attack Missiles (TLAM):
And here's the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) launching TLAMs:
These are the same missiles President Barack Obama planned on using against the regime of Bashar Assad after 1,400 people were gassed on Aug. 21, 2013. Obama decided to back off from that attack.
Here's a look inside the USS Philippine:
The US launched Navy F/A-18 Hornets and EA-6B Prowler aircraft sorties from the USS George H.W. Bush. Here's a look:
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