USS Carl Vinson & FS Charles de Gaulle in the Northern Arabian Gulf

ARABIAN GULF (March 8, 2015) The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) transit together in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are deployed in support of maritime security operations and strike operations in Iraq and Syria as direction for theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel