040916-N-6651N-004 Arabian Gulf (Sept. 16, 2004) - Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Serina Steph of Oklahoma City, Okla., cleans and inspects a rebuilt bottom blow valve in the boiler repair shop aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The functioning valve blows sediment out of the bottom of boilers, helping in the cleaning process. Kennedy and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are currently on a deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Units in the Kennedy Carrier Strike Group are workin
040916-N-6651N-004 Arabian Gulf (Sept. 16, 2004) - Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Serina Steph of Oklahoma City, Okla., cleans and inspects a rebuilt bottom blow valve in the boiler repair shop aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The functioning valve blows sediment out of the bottom of boilers, helping in the cleaning process. Kennedy and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are currently on a deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Units in the Kennedy Carrier Strike Group are working closely with Multi-National Corps-Iraq and Iraqi forces to bring stability to the sovereign government of Iraq. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class Monica R. Nelson (RELEASED) US Navy 040916-N-6651N-004 Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Serina Steph of Oklahoma City, Okla., cleans and inspects a rebuilt bottom blow valve in the boiler repair shop aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F
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