150218-N-KB426-003 ARABIAN GULF Operations Specialist Seaman Andrew Thompson uses high-powered binoculars to scan the horizon during a replenishment at sea aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Vinson is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Strike Group 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.