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041101-N-9214D-049 San Diego, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2004) - Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Shannon Bavos embraces his son after spending five months aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), which returned from a deployment to the Northern and Western Pacific. The San Diego-based aircraft carrier, commanded by Capt. David Buss, is the center of the carrier strike group and is the flagship for Commander, Carrier Strike Group Seven (CSG-7), Rear Adm. Patrick Walsh. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Juan E. Diaz (RELEASED) US Navy 041101-N-9214D-049 Avia
041101-N-9214D-049 San Diego, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2004) - Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Shannon Bavos embraces his son after spending five months aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), which returned from a deployment to the Northern and Western Pacific. The San Diego-based aircraft carrier, commanded by Capt. David Buss, is the center of the carrier strike group and is the flagship for Commander, Carrier Strike Group Seven (CSG-7), Rear Adm. Patrick Walsh. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Juan E. Diaz (RELEASED) US Navy 041101-N-9214D-049 Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Shannon Bavos embraces his son after spending five months aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
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