A U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18F "Super Hornet" assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 "Fighting Redcocks", flown by Lt. Cmdr. Warren Tomlinson and Lt. j.g. Josh Raymond, and a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C "Hornet" assigned to VFA-113 "Stingers", flown by Cmdr. Craig Sicola, join a formation of aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 during a mission flown from the aircraft carrier USS "Carl Vinson" (CVN-70) over the Arabian Gulf. "Carl Vinson" and CVW-17 were deployed to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 30 November 2011 to 23 May 2012.