Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and the Royal Navy type 45 destroyer HMS Defender, right, conduct a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier. 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.