U.S. Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Adriana Ramirez, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, talks about her experiences as a Naval Aircrewman aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Indian Ocean, March 17, 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 video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dillon J. Sweeney)
U.S. Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) assisted in organizing a charity center during a scheduled port visit to Manama, Bahrain, March 26.
Behind locked doors lies a cold, dark room awash in blue light. The Combat Direction Center (CDC) is a hub of incoming and outgoing tactical information that guides operations for the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG). In the center of it all, managing the flow of information, sits the tactical action officer (TAO).
Sailors and tattoos have been practically synonymous for centuries. History dates the connection between the two as far back as the 1700s when Sailors first visited the Polynesian Islands and took an interest in the locals’ art work. Many of those Sailors decided to get their own tattoos as souvenirs and a way to remember their journeys.
On any given Sunday, the catapults above the ship’s chapel roar and clang with the sounds of with aircraft accelerating to almost 200 mph before taking off from the flight deck. Religious services and their leaders often have to compete with the immense pressure of the rushing steam overhead for quiet. Lay leaders have been bestowed with the responsibility to guide members of their faith group, and Lt. Aure Stewart prides himself in his...
One may think that after graduating high school, you would leave most of your classmates and your teachers behind, especially if you decided to join the military. However, this is not the case for U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Seth Devine and his previous high school teacher, U.S. Navy Electronics Technician Nuclear 3rd Class Brianna Cowen, who have reunited aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
