Flight Deck Operations • USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

Flight Deck Operations • USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)Sailors conduct flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 15, 2019, during exercise Intrepid Sentinel. Intrepid Sentinel brings together the John C. Stennis Strike Group, France’s Marine Nationale, United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy for a multinational exercise designed to enhance war fighting readiness and interoperability between allies and partners. The John C. Stennis Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

Video by Seaman Joshua Leonard and Seaman Angelina Grimsley USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

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