030317-N-4768W-034
030317-N-4768W-034
Pacific Ocean (Mar. 17, 2003) -- USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams off the coast of southern California. The ship is currently conducting pilot carrier qualifications with T-45 "Goshawk" aircraft. T-45's are used for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps pilot training programs for jet carrier aviation and tactical strike mission instruction. Initial carrier qualifications are normally conducted on an Atlantic-based carrier within close range of the Navy's Meridian, Miss. and Corpus Christi, Texas training facilities. However, the qualifications were moved to the Pacific since Stennis is one of the few carriers not deployed to regions of conflict. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Word. (RELEASED)
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- 03/18/2003
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