5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 11, 2013) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Mitchell Myrstol, from Billings, Mont., grinds a piece of sheet metal aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

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