A U.S. Navy C-2A Greyhound aircraft assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 prepares to launch from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) in the Gulf of Oman Jan. 15, 2014. The Charles de Gaulle was the flagship of Task Force 473 and was conducting operations with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.