150308-N-HD510-044 ARABIAN GULF A French Rafale Marine aircraft of Squadron 11F launches off the flight deck of the French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle as aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Northern Arabian Gulf alongside. Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.