Dual-Carrier Operations [Image 1 of 5]

ARABIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

03.27.2007

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Perkins 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

A flight deck director and other members from air department work together to taxi an S-3B Viking from the "Topcats" of Sea Control Squadron 31 (VS-31) into take-off position on a steam-propelled catapult aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) and its air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9; and the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) and its air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, are conducting a dual-carrier exercise. This marks the first time the Stennis and Eisenhower strike groups have operated together in a joint exercise while deployed to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by mass communication specialist 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins)

• Date Taken: 03.27.2007
• Date Posted: 03.28.2007 08:40
• Photo ID: 39552
• VIRIN: 070327-N-2659P-236
• Resolution: 2745x1758
• Size: 559.57 KB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA