A French Dassault "Rafale M" aircraft from the French Marine Nationale aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" (R91) refuels from a U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18E "Super Hornet" from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 "Sunliners" from the aircraft carrier USS "Carl Vinson" (CVN-70) over the Arabian Sea. VFA-81 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the "Carl Vinson", supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.