110523-N-OY799-125 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 23, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Andrew Runge, from St. Louis, directs an aircraft onto catapult three aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is participating in a composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - St. Louis native-Sailor directs aircraft aboard carrier

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