U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jason Purdy, from Oahu, Hawaii, demonstrates how to create a facemask with a sewing machine aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis is partnering with Newport News Shipbuilding to complete Refueling Complex Overhaul on schedule with a trained, resilient and cohesive crew. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nicolas Lopez)
National Nurses Day, on May 6, marks the beginning of National Nurses Week. It ends on May 12, which is Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Nightingale was a British social reformer and statistician and is considered the founder of modern nursing. She is most well-known for her work at soldiers’ bedsides during the Crimean War in the 1850s.
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) recognized Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) during the month of April.
SAAPM focuses on the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) mission: protecting our people protects our mission.
The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Religious Ministries department coordinated with Combat Systems and Media departments to conduct a Roman Catholic mass and Christian worship service with communion on Easter Sunday, live on the ships television network, April 12.
The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) was announced as the recipient of the Admiral Flatley Memorial Award for fiscal year 2019 in a recent naval message, April 6.
Captain’s Cup is a competition that consists of recreational, sporting and fitness events hosted by the ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) team. Departments participate in events to become the ship’s winner and receive a prize.
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) donated blood during a two-day blood drive in support of the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) on Pier 11 of Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 28-29. The ASBP is a Department of Defense organization that collects, process, and provides donated blood to service members in need.
