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Seaman Apprentice Jovonte Brown, from Arlington, Ga., prepares to paint aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is currently undergoing an operational training period in prepa More

161205-N-BR551-019 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Dec. 5, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Andrulis, from Cleveland, Ohio, explains damage control methods during a tour aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) More

Weapons department Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis stand force protection .50 caliber machine-gun watch as the ship pulls out of San Diego. John C. Stennis and embarked Carr More

U.S. sailors, assigned to Repair Locker 1 F, fight a simulated fire in hangar bay 3 during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while deployed in the Pacific Ocean o More

Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson III, Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Total Force), speaks with more than 30 command master chiefs from the Pacific Northwest in the chief's mess aboard More

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Aaron Ivey, from Dallas, removes steel set screws on a training mine during a mine assembly exercise with Mobile Mine Assembly Unit, from Seal Beach, Calif., aboard the Nimitz-cla More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Gray, from Salt Lake City, Utah, signals an aircraft to hold position on the flight deck before launching from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Sten More

Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Andrew Kimbley, from Clarksville, Tenn., replaces a computer disk drive in the automated data processing shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stenni More

Petty Officer 3rd Class HuanChing Nieh (left) from Fremont, Calif., cleans tools as Petty Officer 2nd Class Rayson Retener, from San Diego, inventories a tool box after completing maintenance on an MH-60R Sea H More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Daniels (left), from Dallas, Texas, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Demond Warrior, from Corona, Calif., stow an aircraft barricade following flight deck drills on the flight dec More

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (left) launches, while an F/A-18C from the "Death Rattlers" of Marine Strike Squadron 323 prepares to launch from the flight deck of th More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 2nd Class Lea Reitmeyer, from Lock Haven, Pa., examines a JP-5 fuel sample for clarity in an aviation fuels pump room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stenni More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Samuel Strasser, from Orlando, Fla., fills a liquid oxygen cart in the O2N2 plant aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Stennis, as part of John C. Stennis Carri More

Chief Petty Officer Keith Miller, from St. Louis, Mo., organizes aircraft templates on the "Ouija Board" in flight deck control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Stennis is operating More

Sailors examine nozzles and spouts during a counter-measure wash down test on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Stennis is operating off the coast of Southern Califor More

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Puget Sound en route to its homeport of Bremerton, Wash. John C. Stennis and her crew have completed a successful joint task force exe More

Seaman Ronald Warner wrenches a riding stopper turnbuckle to secure the port anchor chain during sea and anchor detail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is in transit More

Chief Petty Officer Frank Pina, from Boston, observes an underway replenishment between the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John More

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, meets with U.S. Sailors inside Hangar Bay 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during Northern Edge 2009 in the Gulf of Alaska June 22, 2009. Northern Edge More

Seaman Matt Procious, machinist's mate fireman, from Chattanooga, Tenn., removes a florescent light cover in the forward galley aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is m More

Chief Petty Officer Jason May, a fire controlman, is pinned by his family during the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) chief pinning ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap. John C. Stennis is moored in a controlled industria More

Capt. Joseph W. Kuzmick, right, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, walks Vice Adm. Allen G. Myers, Commander, Naval Air Forces, during a tour of the ship. Myers was abo More

Fire controlmen aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis load a training missile into a NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System during a NATO Certification Phase. John C. Stennis is moored a More

Seaman Christina Swanson, hull maintenance technician fireman, from Minneapolis, Minn., brazes on a new fitting on a radiator in the sheet metal shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis More

Seaman Kristin Pipal, hull maintenance technician fireman, from Wolf Point, Mont., welds a bracket in the sheet metal shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Stennis is moored at Puge More

Sailors stand at attention in the hangar bay during a frocking ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is moored at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard undergoing a mainten More

Fire Controlmen load 20mm Tungsten rounds into a Phalanx Close-In Weapons System aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is moored at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard undergoing a ma More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Blonigen, from Albany, Minn., cleans the inside of a coupling nut for a fuel purifier in pump room two aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is conductin More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Thanh Dai, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), from Long Beach, Calif., handles a hose during an aqueous film forming foam scrub down on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Dan Foster, logistics specialist, center, from Hutchinson, Kan., uses irritant smoke to test respirators during a fit test in a hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Jo More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Reece, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), left, from Coweta, Okla., and Airman Justin Zimmer, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), from Grand Rapids, Mich., perform damag More

Seaman Julio Bermeo, boatswain's mate, left, from Los Angeles, and Seaman Jack Fay, from New Orleans, secure a mooring line to the capstan on the fantail as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelly Kappel, hull technician, from North Pole, Alaska, measures and marks a two-by-four before cutting it aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis i More

Seaman Taryn White, gunner's mate, center, from Spokane, Wash., fires the messenger line to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Gudalupe from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John More

The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe transits alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during a fueling at sea. John C. Stennis is preparing to conduct wo More

Sailors take the chief petty officer exam on the aft mess decks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is conducting work-ups off the coast of Southern California in prepa More

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis arrives in San Diego to participate in the Centennial of Naval Aviation Open House and Parade of Flight at Naval Air Station North Island. The Navy is observing the Cent More

Formations of CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters fly over San Diego Bay near the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during the Parade of Flight, an air show showcasing historic and current Naval aircraft in celeb More

Seaman Sara Tobias, a hospital corpsman from Puyallup, Wash., administers a vision test to Airman Apprentice Joseph Bennett, an air traffic controller from Smithtown, N.Y., during a medical readiness exercise i More

Capt. Ronald Reis, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis addresses the crew. Stennis is underway to southern California in support of carrier pilot qualifications for fleet replacement squadrons.

Sailors participate in recovery drills on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway to Southern California in support of carrier pilot qualif More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Murphy, from Buffalo, N.Y., photographs an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron 122 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. St More

Rear Adm. Joseph Aucoin, left, commander of Carrier Strike Group 3, greets Vice Adm. Richard Hunt, commander of the U.S. 3rd Fleet, on the ceremonial quarterdeck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Joh More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsea Martinez, machinery repairman, from San Diego, fabricates a Teflon bushing in the sheet metal shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis i More

Petty Officer 1st Class Marcus Price, aviation machinist's mate, from Riverea, Fla., plays a soprano saxophone in hangar bay three aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis as the ship depart More

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis transits the Pacific Ocean. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is participating in a composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney, left, the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis steam alongside More

Airman Bailey McCulley, aviation ordnanceman, from Port Charlotte, Fla., mans an upper weapons elevator on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is partic More

Sailors wash an F/A-18C Hornet from the "Golden Dragons" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is p More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey Anderson, aviation ordnanceman, right, from Reno, Nev., and Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Washa, aviation ordnanceman, from Omaha, Neb., move ordnance on the flight deck of the More

An F414-GE-400 engine is tested on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is participating in a composite training unit exercise off the c More

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is participating in a compo More

Side boys render a salute to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is participating in a composite training unit More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addresses Sailors during an all-hands call in hangar bay two aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is participati More

Airman Tiffany Wilchek, aviation ordnanceman, from Lemoore, Calif., dismantles a rescue hoist on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 embarked aboard the Nimit More

Airman Janessa Bone, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), from Richmond, Calif., moves an aircraft template on the Ouija board in flight deck control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stenni More

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis transits the Pacific Ocean alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon during a vertical replenishment. The John C. Stennis More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Sandra Rodriguez, an aviation electrician's mate from Naselle, Wash., re-pins a weight to a wheel switch on the landing gear of an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier More

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 is parked on aircraft elevator three aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Gr More

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron 14 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is participating in a comp More

A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is participating i More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Boarman, an aviation structural mechanic from Oxnard, Calif., inspects the flap load limiters on an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Sq More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Krause, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), from Detroit, directs an aircraft onto catapult four aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey Tran, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), from Huntington Beach, Calif., maneuvers an F/A-18C Hornet from the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron 97 in the hangar bay of the Nimi More

Seaman Apprentice Brittney Solomon, quartermaster, from Albany, Ga., carries the Oscar flag during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon as Petty Officer More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Notz, aviation electrician's mate, from Boise, Idaho, rewires a valve on a external drop fuel cell on an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stenn More

Seaman Rashid Smith, from Maplewood, N.J., secures the rotor blade of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is part More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Jiles, from Lamoore, Calif., reads schematics before troubleshooting the weapons systems on an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 in the h More

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey refuels alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group recently completed a joint task force exercise off More

Airman Apprentice Jennifer Wage, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), from Claiborne County, Tenn., uses a needle gun to remove rust from a bulkhead in hangar bay three aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Angel Arellano, aviation machinist's mate, files down parts of a starter plate from an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet engine aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C More

Sailors perform a fire drill on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is on its way to the western Pacific Ocean and the Persian Gulf for a scheduled seve More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Marlon Squires, left, and Seaman Natasha Greely assemble a drop-tank rack in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is on its way to More

Petty Officer 1st Class Theo Hill directs the transfer of ordnance aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on its way to the western Pacific Oce More

Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Thomas, aviation ordnanceman, gives the approval to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Augustine, aviation boatswain's mate, directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Joh More

Sailors load a RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Persian More

Members of the color guard aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) parade the colors during a burial at sea. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Paci More

Airman Eric Hornbeck, from Port Richey, Fla., uses a sound-powered telephone from a .50-caliber machine gun mount during an exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The Jo More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Smigielski, from Daytona Beach, Fla., adds pins to a lock aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled w More

Airman Samuel Perez, aviation boatswain's mate (equipment), from Ocala, Fla., participates in flight deck drills aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike More

Airman Kyle Busch, aviation boatswain's mate, from Evansville, Ind., and Airman Bryan Bowers, aviation boatswain's mate, don firefighting equipment during flight deck training aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft c More

Sailors observe ordnance handling on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Persian Gu More

Sailors attach a hold back bar to an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron 133 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Grou More

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis attach a cargo pendant to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 during a replenishment at sea. Th More

Seaman Alexander Filipponi carries a refueling hose after filling an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John More

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 prepares to launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike G More

Airman Jacob Waller, from Antioch, Calif., refuels an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Th More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Runge, from St. Louis, signals flight deck personnel as an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft ca More

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on More

A sailor gives the approval to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike G More

Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Reischauer, a Naval aircrewman, waits to board an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter between flight cycles aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John More

Hose team members listen as Petty Officer 1st Class Dennis Fain, aviation electronics technician, from Watertown, N.Y., instructs them on basic firefighting skills during a general quarters drill aboard the Nim More

Sailors watch the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainer as it separates from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a sched More

Seaman Matt Anderson, from St. Paul, Minn., checks specifications during maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike G More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Thanh Dai, aviation boatswain's mate, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stenni More

Seaman Samantha Guay, from Little Creek, N.H., conducts maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled More

Sailors assigned to the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group hand out medical supplies to members of the Juara Boys' House at a community service event during a port visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The John C. More

Airman Apprentice Terrance Wever, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), from Charleston, S.C., secures the ladder on an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 aboard the N More

Chief Petty Officer Tait Tanz is congratulated by a fellow chief petty officer at the 2011 chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is d More