0901226538W-073 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 22, 2009) Sailors load an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 and an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 onto an aircraft elevator for transport from the hangar bay to the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. Navy

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Keywords: aircraft, carrier, elevator, hanger