A U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18E "Super Hornet" from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 "Sunliners" launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS "Carl Vinson" (CVN-70) as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. VFA-81 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the "Carl Vinson" for a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts, beginning 22 August 2014.