110902-N-BT887-249 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 2, 2011) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Airman Stephen Ricks, from Gig Harbor, Wash., refuels an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released) US Navy 110902-N-BT887-249 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Stephen Ricks refuels an F-A-18C Hornet aboard

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110902-N-BT887-249 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 2, 2011) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Airman Stephen Ricks, from Gig Harbor, Wash., refuels an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released) US Navy 110902-N-BT887-249 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Stephen Ricks refuels an F-A-18C Hornet aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

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