ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2015) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Allan Mendoza, from Tracy, Calif., participates in an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray qualification aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting training exercises in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher D. Gaines/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2015) Airman Daquan Bartlett directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 during take off from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is undergoing a tailored ship's training availability and final evolution problem, assessing its abilities to conduct combat missions, support functions and survive complex casualty control situations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Frost/Released)
When will see see an PLAN CV with an functioning "Jet Shop?"...just askin'!
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2015) Sailors prepare an F-414 jet engine for maintenance aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is undergoing a tailored ship's training availability and final evolution problem, assessing its abilities to conduct combat missions, support functions and survive complex casualty control situations. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)
RED SEA (April 8, 2015) A Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) fires from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during an pre-aim calibration fire exercise. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson/Released)