260429-N-VA510-1003 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (April 29, 2026) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Thomas Ripberger, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), delivers a safety brief to Sailor assigned to Stennis security department during their M240B machine-gun qualification at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 29, 2026. Stennis is in Newport News Shipbuilding 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 Oliver McCain Vieira)
| Date Taken: | 04.29.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.14.2026 07:38 |
| Photo ID: | 9674706 |
| VIRIN: | 260429-N-VA510-1003 |
| Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
| Size: | 3.33 MB |
| Location: | VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, US |
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