150227-N-KB426-085 ARABIAN GULF Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Eric Taylor uses the high-powered binoculars to scan the horizon aboard aircraft carrier USS 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.