THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Aboard USS John C Stennis, Sept. 24, 2009

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Eagles of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Gregory Scott, from Irvington, N.J., guides an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 onto catapult two during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Jacob Welch, from Dallas, Texas, stands the aviation fuels representative watch in flight deck control aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Cory Stallings, from Chicago, Ill., uses yellow flashlights to signal an aircraft to hold position prior to launching from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2009) Quartermasters aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) mark and report the distance between John C. Stennis and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) before an underway replenishment. John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2009) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Evan Young, from Sonora, Calif., stabilizes a rotor blade on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, during preflight checks aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Teguh Santoso, from Anderson, S.C., signals the weight board operator as a C-2A Greyhound from the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 is guided to a catapult on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2009) Sailors take the fleet-wide E-4 advancement exam in the aft mess decks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Murphy.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Scott Gray, from Salt Lake City, Utah, guides a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, onto catapult one during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) Sailors man their watch stations in the air traffic control center during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Nathan Wiuff, from McKinney, Texas, observes an F/A-18C Hornet from the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 as it lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is in transit to Southern California to participate in fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 15, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Erik Marquez, left, from Houston, Texas, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) James Bergerson, from Modesto, Calif., fight a simulated aircraft fire in hangar bay two aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is in transit to Southern California to participate in fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Murphy.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Raul Barrios, from Los Angeles, Calif., guides an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 onto catapult one during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)