Stennis Now Operating in Persian Gulf

ARABIAN SEA (March 26, 2007) - Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Villarreal gives the final signal to launch a pair of his boots off the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Launching boots off the flight deck is a long-standing tradition when aircraft launching officers, called "shooters," end their tour aboard an aircraft carrier. John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins (RELEASED). Click to enlarge.

USS John C. Stennis Now Operating in Arabian Gulf
From USS John C. Stennis Public Affairs
USS JOHN C. STENNIS, At Sea; March 27, 2007 -– The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) has entered the Arabian Gulf, escorted by the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), today.

While in the Gulf, the flagship of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) and its air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, will conduct a dual-carrier exercise with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG). This marks the first time the Stennis and Eisenhower strike groups have operated together in a joint exercise while deployed to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet. Read it.

See note about Arabian Gulf v. Persian Gulf nomenclature.

IMAGERY
John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Pt. 1
John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Pt. 2
Stennis Carrier Strike Group Arrives in 5th Fleet
Stennis Carrier Strike Group on Deployment (25 Feb. 2007)
Dispatches From the Front: Fighting Terror Aboard the USS John C. Stennis
Stennis Carrier Strike Group on Deployment (14 March 2007)

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