USS Carl Vinson Executive Officer Capt. Walt Slaughter, left, and Lt. Ramses Leon shoot off an EA-18G Growler from the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron 139 off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. 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.