150218-N-HD510-073 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 18, 2015) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Amaris Gracian cuts a stopper on a sponson aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). 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 Scott Fenaroli/Released)