150216-N-KB426-016 ARABIAN GULF Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Christopher Perez, of the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron 94, performs routine maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet in the hangar bay of 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.