An EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Indian Ocean, March 15, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 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.

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