5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 22, 2013) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Salvador Santayana, from San Diego, signals for the forward movement of an F/A-18C Hornet from the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 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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