Maritime Operations [Image 18 of 60]

USS JOHN C. STENNIS, AT SEA

11.30.1999

Courtesy Photo

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

The USS Higgins (DDG 76), the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the USS Antietam (CG 54), the USS Denver (LPD 9), the USS O'Kane (DDG 77) and the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steam through the Gulf of Oman. All these ships are part of three different strike groups; the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, and the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, which are on regularly scheduled deployments in support of Maritime Operations. Maritime Operations help set the conditions for security and stability, as well as complement counter-terrorism and security efforts to regional nations.

• Date Taken: 11.30.1999
• Date Posted: 05.23.2007 10:26
• Photo ID: 45025
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 1.2 MB
• Location: USS JOHN C. STENNIS, AT SEA