Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle transit the Northern Arabian Gulf

Mar. 8, 2015 U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released

Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), left, and French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) transit the Northern Arabian Gulf. 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.

More pictures