Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Gladden directs the progress of a refueling rig aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe. 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.