Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class Mark Contreras, from Pasadena, Calif., wipes down an E-2C Hawkeye from the Golden Dragons of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.