150208-N-TP834-349 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 8, 2015) Lightning flashes over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship transits the Arabian Gulf. Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)