040912-N-7732W-070 South China Sea (Sept. 12, 2004) - An Aviation Boatswain's Mate gives a thumbs up indicating the successful completion of a launch cycle on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently at sea on a scheduled deployment in the Western Pacific Ocean. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Charlie Whetstine (RELEASED) US Navy 040912-N-7732W-070 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate gives a thumbs up indicating the successful completion of a launch cycle on the flight dec

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040912-N-7732W-070 South China Sea (Sept. 12, 2004) - An Aviation Boatswain's Mate gives a thumbs up indicating the successful completion of a launch cycle on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently at sea on a scheduled deployment in the Western Pacific Ocean. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Charlie Whetstine (RELEASED) US Navy 040912-N-7732W-070 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate gives a thumbs up indicating the successful completion of a launch cycle on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

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