Margaret Womble, center right, the ship’s sponsor and

Margaret Womble, center right, the ship’s sponsor and daughter of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) namesake, and her family speak with U.S. Navy Capt. Randy Peck, commanding officer of the John C. Stennis, and Sailors on the mess decks of the ship in Norfolk, Virginia, July 12, 2019. A ship’s sponsor, chosen by the secretary of the navy, is typically a female selected for her relationship to the ship’s namesake or its current mission. The John C. Stennis is pierside in its new home port, Norfolk, after completing a seven-month deployment, and is preparing for refueling complex overhaul. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jarrod A. Schad)