An E-2C Hawkeye from the Sun Kings of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the area supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet AOR.