260312-N-PR518-1121 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 12, 2026) – Newport News Shipyard
workers replace the cover of an aircraft catapult after threading the new arresting wire aboard
the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in Newport News, Virginia, March
12, 2026. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul to
prepare the ship for the second half of its 50-year service life. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Rhiannon Thomas)
| Date Taken: | 03.12.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.08.2026 13:17 |
| Photo ID: | 9599802 |
| VIRIN: | 260312-N-PR518-1121 |
| Resolution: | 2784x1856 |
| Size: | 1.03 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US |
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