page_title: USS John C. Stennis
section_title: John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group
hierarchical_section_title: USS John C. Stennis / John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group
caption_attribution_description: English: Naval vessels from five nations move in parade formation for a rare photographic opportunity at sea. In four descending columns, from left to right: ITS Maestrale (F 570), De Grasse (D 612); USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), Charles de Gaulle (R91), Surcouf (F 711); USS Port Royal (CG-73), HMS Ocean (L12), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560); and HNLMS Van Amstel (F 831). Français&#160;: Image de bâtiments de 5 nations engagées dans l'opération Enduring Freedom en mer d'Oman. En quatre colonnes descendantes de gauche à droite: Maestrale (F 570), De Grasse (D 612), USS John C Stennis (CVN-74), Charles de Gaulle (R 91), Surcouf (F 711), USS Port Royal (CG-73), HMS Ocean (L 12), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D 560), et HNLMS Van Amstel (F 831). Italiano: Immagine di una flotta in formazione nel Golfo di Oman, composta da vascelli di cinque nazioni che hanno partecipato all'operazione Enduring Freedom. Dall'alto a sinistra al basso a destra: Maestrale (F 570), De Grasse (D 612), USS John C Stennis (CVN-74), USS Port Royal (CG-73), Charles de Gaulle (R 91), HMS Ocean (L 12), Surcouf (F 711), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D 560), e HNLMS Van Amstel (F 831).
context_page_description: USS John C. Stennis is the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy, named for Democratic Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi.
  She was commissioned on 9 December 1995. Her home port is temporarily Norfolk, Virginia, for her scheduled refueling complex and overhaul, which began in 2019. After her overhaul is completed sometime in the 2020s, she is scheduled to return to Bremerton, Washington.
context_section_description: The John C. Stennis strike group (Carrier Strike Group Three) is equipped and trained to work as a forward deployed force providing a deterrent force as well as serving to protect U.S. interests abroad. 
  USS John C. Stennis is the flagship of the strike group, and hosts the group's air wing Carrier Air Wing 9. John C. Stennis is also home to the commander of Destroyer Squadron 21 (DESRON 21).
caption: USS John C. Stennis (top left) in a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. In four descending columns, from left to right: Maestrale, De Grasse; USS John C. Stennis, Charles de Gaulle, Surcouf; USS Port Royal, HMS Ocean, USS John F. Kennedy, HNLMS Van Amstel; and Luigi Durand de la Penne.
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