150227-N-KB426-089 ARABIAN GULF Sailors direct an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron 22 on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is 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 area of operations.