France’s Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) hosts Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while conducting operations at sea [Image 4 of 4]

RED SEA

04.15.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class GrantG Grady 

USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, shakes hands with French Marine Nationale Rear Adm. Olivier Lebas, left, commander of the French Maritime Force, on the flight deck of the French Marine Nation aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) in the Red Sea, April 15, 2019. The aircraft carriers Charles de Gaulle and John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducted a cross deck exercise between sailors to increase interoperability between two allied nations. 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)

• Date Taken: 04.15.2019
• Date Posted: 04.17.2019 13:33
• Photo ID: 5276351
• VIRIN: 190415-N-OM854-1271
• Resolution: 4339x2893
• Size: 1.01 MB
• Location: RED SEA