An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 7, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grant G. Grady)
U.S. Sailors direct an MH-60S Knight Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 7, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grant G. Grady)
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 7, 2019) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) participates in a vertical replenishment while on a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a flexible and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Diffie)
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 7, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Ryan Leveille, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, participates in a vertical replenishment while on a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Phillips)
EAST CHINA SEA (Jan. 5, 2018) Damage Controlman Fireman Alexa Castillo, right, from Albuquerque, N.M., and Damage Controlman Fireman Dahzia Staley, from, Detroit, Mich., clean the weather decks during a fresh-water wash-down aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85). McCampbell is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Dobbs/Released)