Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kevin Cotton directs cargo transportation in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier. 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.