The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Strait of Hormuz [Image 12 of 18]

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

01.20.2019

Photo by Seaman Apprentice Jarrod Schad 

USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Nigel Roberts, from Alexandria, Virginia, right, signals to U.S. Sailors to exit the landing spot after placing chocks and chains on a Panther anti-submarine helicopter, assigned to France’s Marine Nationale air defense destroyer FS Cassard (D 614), on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Jan. 20, 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 Seaman Apprentice Jarrod A. Schad)

• Date Taken: 01.20.2019
• Date Posted: 01.20.2019 10:44
• Photo ID: 5044753
• VIRIN: 190120-N-HX510-0033
• Resolution: 3925x2617
• Size: 1.04 MB
• Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY