Sailors prepare to launch an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 30, 2019. The John C. Stennis is deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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