081113-N-6538W-119 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 13, 2008) Sailors from the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 prepare an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter before morning flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are part of John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group conducting a joint task force exercise off the coast of Southern California. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Walter M. Wayman/Released) US Navy 081113-N-6538W-119 Sailors from the

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