Seaman Nwayo Isiwekpeni, left, from Delta State, Nigeria, and Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Patrick Phelan, from Sycamore, Ill., assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, standby with chains on the flight deck of 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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Seaman Nwayo Isiwekpeni, left, from Delta State, Nigeria, and Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Patrick Phelan, from Sycamore, Ill., assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, standby with chains on the flight deck of 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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