A Sailor assigned to the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 15 salutes an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Tridents of HSC 9 as it takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, are deployed supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.