PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 16, 2018) An E-2C Hawkeye, with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, prepares to take off from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway and conducting operations in international waters as part of a dual carrier strike force exercise. The Navy has patrolled the Indo-Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional security, stability and prosperity.

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