Combat Camera: Aboard USS John C Stennis; March 10, 2009

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 8, 2009) Lt. Jim Imlah, from Newport, Ore. launches an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Death Rattlers" of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323 from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliott Fabrizio.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 6, 2009) Sailors and Marines conduct a foreign object debris walk-down at dusk on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronda Spaulding.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 9, 2009) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Andre Eubanks, from Dallas, sorts through plastic trash in a waste processing room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 8, 2009) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Carolina Garcia, left, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Franklin Urcyo, from Miami, and Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Jorge Mesa, from Glendale, Calif., install a pitch control rod on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Raptors" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 07, 2009) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Rudy Batanpaning, left, from Pampanga, Philippines, gives a "thumbs-up" final check for an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 as it launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 6, 2009) The Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) steams alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a replenishment-at-sea. John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 6, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Alicia Lucas, from Mobile, Ala., logs aircraft movements in hangar deck control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Eboni C. Cameron.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 4, 2009) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) steams alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a replenishment-at-sea. John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 4, 2009) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Pacific Ocean. John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Husman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 4, 2009) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Mark Mills, from Chicago, arms MK-76 practice bombs aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Husman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman William Dail, from, Melbourne, Fla., checks the arresting gear cable after an aircraft lands on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 24, 2009) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Raptors" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 circles the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in preparation for landing after flight operations. John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

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