150226-N-KB426-085 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 27, 2015) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Eric Taylor uses the high-powered binoculars to scan the horizon aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). 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 3rd Class James Vazquez/Released)