150328-N-DJ750-044 ARABIAN GULF A Strike Fighter Squadron 94 “Mighty Shrikes” F/A-18C Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson flight deck. 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.