Damage Controlman 2nd Class Shane Rutherford practices using a portable exothermic cutting unit in the welding booth inside the Shipfitter Shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. 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.