040524-N-2948K-001 Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (May 24, 2004) - Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) man the rails in a time-honored naval tradition as the crew prepares for the ship to leave her homeport in San Diego. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are deploying for scheduled deployment in the Pacific Ocean. The Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is comprised of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, Aegis-equipped guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54), Los


040524-N-2948K-001 Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (May 24, 2004) - Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) man the rails in a time-honored naval tradition as the crew prepares for the ship to leave her homeport in San Diego. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are deploying for scheduled deployment in the Pacific Ocean. The Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is comprised of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, Aegis-equipped guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54), Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Salt Lake City (SSN 716) and the military sealift command ship oiler USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Troy A. Karr (RELEASED) US Navy 040524-N-2948K-001 Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) man the rails in a time-honored naval tradition as the crew prepares for the ship to leave her homeport in San Diego


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