Rear Adm. Christopher Grady, commander, Carrier Strike Group 1, meets with U.S. Representatives Darrell Issa, left, and Juan Vargas, right, from California, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, are 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.