150225-N-KB426-017 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (Feb. 21, 2015) Sailors heave a mooring line on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship makes final preparations to depart Abu Dhabi. Carl Vinson is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Vazquez/Released)