The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson and USS George H.W. Bush steam side-by-side during turn-over as Vinson assumes the watch as the deployed aircraft carrier in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, are deployed supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in U.S. 5th Fleet.