USS John C. Stennis at sea | Slideshow

121021-N-GC412-006 USS JOHN C. STENNIS AT SEA (October 21, 2012)  Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jacob Rorie, left, from Tacoma, Wash., and Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Maria Lumba, from Tacoma, Wash., install a tail shaft on an MH-60R Seahawk from the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis strike group, consisting of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 and USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) is forward deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to strengthen regional partnerships, sustain maritime security, and support combatant commander requirements for assets in the area.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released).

 

121021-N-GC412-007 USS JOHN C. STENNIS AT SEA (October 21, 2012)  Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Maria Lumba, from Tacoma,Wash.  installs a tail shaft on an MH-60R Seahawk from the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis strike group, consisting of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 and USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) is forward deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to strengthen regional partnerships, sustain maritime security, and support combatant commander requirements for assets in the area.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released).

 

121021-N-GC412-008 USS JOHN C. STENNIS AT SEA (October 21, 2012)  Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jacob Rorie, from Tacoma, Wash. installs a tail shaft on an MH-60R Seahawk from the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis strike group, consisting of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 and USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) is forward deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to strengthen regional partnerships, sustain maritime security, and support combatant commander requirements for assets in the area.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released).

 

121021-N-GC412-010 USS JOHN C. STENNIS AT SEA (October 21, 2012)  Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Colomb Cureton, from San Diego, looks over manuals while performing maintenance on an MH-60R Seahawk from the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis strike group, consisting of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 and USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) is forward deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to strengthen regional partnerships, sustain maritime security, and support combatant commander requirements for assets in the area.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released).

 

121011-N-GC412-011 USS JOHN C. STENNIS AT SEA (October 21, 2012)  Sailors wash down hangar bay two aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis strike group, consisting of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 and USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) is forward deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to strengthen regional partnerships, sustain maritime security, and support combatant commander requirements for assets in the area.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released).

 

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