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[ 0 => '{{Use American English|date=March 2016}}', 1 => '{{use dmy dates |date=June 2013}}', 2 => '{|{{Infobox ship begin}}', 3 => '|+USS ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74)', 4 => '{{Infobox ship image', 5 => '|Ship image=[[File:USS John C. Stennis, 2007May11.jpg|300px]]', 6 => '|Ship caption=USS ''John C. Stennis'' in May 2007', 7 => '}}', 8 => '{{Infobox ship career', 9 => '|Hide header=', 10 => '|Ship country=United States', 11 => '|Ship flag={{USN flag}}', 12 => '|Ship name=USS ''John C. Stennis''', 13 => '|Ship namesake=[[John C. Stennis]]', 14 => '|Ship awarded=30 June 1988<ref name="NVR">{{cite web |url={{NVR url|id=CVN74}} |title=USS John C. Stennis |website=[[Naval Vessel Register]] |accessdate=18 December 2010}}</ref>', 15 => '|Ship builder=[[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding]] Co.<ref name="NVR"/>', 16 => '|Ship original cost=$4.5&nbsp;billion', 17 => '|Ship laid down=13 March 1991<ref name="NVR"/>', 18 => '|Ship launched=13 November 1993<ref name="NVR"/>', 19 => '|Ship sponsor=Margaret Jane Stennis Womble', 20 => '|Ship christened=', 21 => '|Ship commissioned=9 December 1995<ref name="NVR"/>', 22 => '|Ship homeport=[[Naval Base Kitsap|NB Kitsap, Washington]]<ref name="NVR"/>', 23 => '|Ship identification=', 24 => '|Ship motto=''Look Ahead''', 25 => '|Ship honors=', 26 => '|Ship struck=', 27 => '|Ship fate=', 28 => '|Ship status={{ship in active service}}', 29 => '|Ship notes=', 30 => '|Ship badge=[[File:USS John Stennis CVN-74 Crest.png|150px]]', 31 => '}}', 32 => '{{Infobox ship characteristics', 33 => '|Hide header=', 34 => '|Header caption=', 35 => '|Ship class=*{{sclass-|Nimitz|aircraft carrier}}', 36 => '*''Theodore Roosevelt'' subclass', 37 => '|Ship type=', 38 => '|Ship tonnage=', 39 => '|Ship displacement={{convert|103300|LT|ST}}<ref>{{cite book |title=The Naval Institute guide to the ships and aircraft of the U.S. fleet |last=Polmar |first=Norman |year=2004 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis |isbn=978-1-59114-685-8 |page=112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8MwyTX-iA2wC&pg=PA112}}</ref>', 40 => '|Ship tons burthen=', 41 => '|Ship length={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier length}}', 42 => '|Ship beam={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier beam}}', 43 => '|Ship height=', 44 => '|Ship draft={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier draught}}', 45 => '|Ship hold depth=', 46 => '|Ship decks=', 47 => '|Ship deck clearance=', 48 => '|Ship ramps=', 49 => '|Ship power=', 50 => '|Ship propulsion={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier propulsion}}', 51 => '|Ship speed={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier speed}}', 52 => '|Ship range={{Nuclear ship range}}', 53 => '|Ship endurance=', 54 => '|Ship boats=', 55 => '|Ship capacity=6500 officers and crew (with embarked airwing)<ref name="NVR"/>', 56 => '|Ship troops=', 57 => '|Ship complement={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier complement}}', 58 => '|Ship crew=', 59 => '|Ship time to activate=', 60 => '|Ship sensors={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier sensors I}}', 61 => '|Ship EW={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier EW}}', 62 => '|Ship armament={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier armament III}}', 63 => '|Ship armor={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier armour}}', 64 => '|Ship aircraft={{Nimitz class aircraft carrier aircraft}}', 65 => '|Ship aircraft facilities=*catapults: 4', 66 => '*aircraft elevators: 4', 67 => '|Ship notes=', 68 => '}}', 69 => '|}', 70 => false, 71 => ''''USS ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74)''' is the seventh {{sclass-|Nimitz|aircraft carrier|0}} [[Nuclear reactor|nuclear-powered]] [[supercarrier]] in the [[United States Navy]], named for [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John C. Stennis]] of Mississippi. She was commissioned on 9 December 1995. Her [[home port]] is [[Bremerton, Washington]].', 72 => false, 73 => '==Mission and capabilities==', 74 => '{| align=right style="background:silver"', 75 => '| colspan=4 align=center | International radio call sign of<br/>'''USS ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74)'''<ref name=navsrc139>{{cite web | url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/74.htm | title = USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) | work = NavSource Online | publisher = NavSource Naval History | date = 18 February 2007 | accessdate =23 January 2008 }}</ref>', 76 => '|-', 77 => '| align=center width=45px | [[File:ICS November.svg|30px]]', 78 => '| align=center width=45px | [[File:ICS Juliet.svg|30px]]', 79 => '| align=center width=45px | [[File:ICS Charlie.svg|30px]]', 80 => '| align=center width=45px | [[File:ICS Sierra.svg|30px]]', 81 => '|-', 82 => '| align=center | <small>November</small>', 83 => '| align=center | <small>Juliet</small>', 84 => '| align=center | <small>Charlie</small>', 85 => '| align=center | <small>Sierra</small>', 86 => '|}', 87 => 'The mission of ''John C. Stennis'' and her air wing ([[CVW-9]]) is to conduct sustained combat air operations while forward-deployed. The embarked air wing consists of eight to nine squadrons. Attached aircraft are Navy and Marine Corps [[F/A-18 Hornet]], [[EA-6 Prowler|EA-18G Growler]], MH-60R, MH-60S, and [[E-2 Hawkeye|E-2C Hawkeye]].', 88 => false, 89 => 'The air wing can engage enemy aircraft, submarines, and land targets, or lay mines hundreds of miles from the ship. ''John C. Stennis''{{'}}s aircraft are used to conduct strikes, support land battles, protect the battle group or other friendly shipping, and implement a sea or air blockade. The air wing provides a visible presence to demonstrate American power and resolve in a crisis. The ship normally operates as the centerpiece of a [[carrier battle group]] commanded by a [[Flag Officer|flag officer]] embarked upon ''John C. Stennis'' and consisting of four to six other ships.', 90 => false, 91 => '''John C. Stennis''{{'}}s two [[A4W reactor|nuclear reactors]] give her virtually unlimited range and endurance and a top speed in excess of 30&nbsp;knots (56&nbsp;km/h, 34.5&nbsp;mph). The ship's four catapults and four [[arresting gear]] engines enable her to launch and recover aircraft rapidly and simultaneously. The ship carries approximately {{convert|3|e6USgal|m3}} of fuel for her aircraft and escorts, and enough weapons and stores for extended operations without replenishment. ''John C. Stennis'' also has extensive repair capabilities, including a fully equipped Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department, a micro-miniature electronics repair shop, and numerous ship repair shops.', 92 => false, 93 => 'For defense, in addition to her air wing and accompanying vessels, ''John C. Stennis'' has [[NATO]] [[AIM-7 Sparrow|RIM-7 Sea Sparrow]] and [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile#Sea RAM|Rolling Airframe Missile]] (RAM) [[surface-to-air missile]] systems, the [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx]] [[Close-in weapon system|Close-in Weapons System]] for [[cruise missile]] defense, and the [[AN/SLQ-32]] [[electronic warfare|Electronic Warfare]] System.', 94 => false, 95 => '==History==', 96 => 'The nuclear-powered USS ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN 74) was contracted on 29 March 1988, and the keel was laid on 13 March 1991 at [[Newport News Shipbuilding]], [[Newport News]], [[Virginia]].', 97 => false, 98 => 'The ship was christened on 11 November 1993, in honor of Senator John Cornelius Stennis (D-Mississippi) who served in the Senate from 1947 to 1989. The daughter of the ship’s namesake, Mrs. Margaret Stennis-Womble, was the ship’s sponsor. ''John C. Stennis'' was commissioned on 9 December 1995 at [[Naval Station Norfolk]], Va, and she conducted [[flight deck]] certification in January 1996. The first arrested landing was by a [[VX-23]] [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]B. The ship conducted numerous [[Modern US Navy carrier air operations#Carrier qualifications|carrier qualifications]] and independent steaming exercises off the East Coast throughout the next two years. Included among these events was the first carrier landing of an [[F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]] on 18 January 1997.', 99 => false, 100 => '===1998 – World Cruise===', 101 => '[[File:USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) & HMS Illustrious (R 06).jpg|thumb|left|USS ''John C. Stennis'' (Left) and the British [[Invincible class aircraft carrier|''Invincible''-class]] {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|6}} (Right) operating together, April 1998.]]', 102 => false, 103 => 'On 26 February 1998 with [[Carrier Air Wing Seven]] embarked, ''John C. Stennis'' left Norfolk for her [[maiden voyage|maiden deployment]], transiting the [[Suez Canal]] on 7 March and arriving in the [[Persian Gulf]] on 11 March 1998. The ship traveled 8020&nbsp;[[Nautical mile|nm]] in 274 hours, an average speed of {{convert|29.4|kn}} to relieve [[USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS ''George Washington'']] in conducting [[Operation Southern Watch]] missions.', 104 => '''John C. Stennis'' departed the Persian Gulf on 19 July 1998 for her new home port of [[Naval Air Station North Island]] in San Diego, California, arriving on 26 August 1998.', 105 => false, 106 => 'In October 1998, she entered a six-month maintenance and upgrade period at North Island, returning to sea in April 1999. During the maintenance period, a [[jet blast deflector]] collapsed, severely injuring two sailors.', 107 => false, 108 => 'On 30 November 1999, the ship ran aground in a shallow area adjacent to the turning basin near North Island. Silt clogged the intake pipes to the steam condensing systems for the nuclear reactor plants, causing the carrier's two nuclear reactors to be shut down (one reactor by crew, the other automatically) for a period of 45 minutes. She was towed back to her pier for maintenance and observation for the next two days. The cleanup cost was about $2&nbsp;million.', 109 => false, 110 => '===2000 – Persian Gulf/Pacific Ocean===', 111 => 'On 7 January 2000, ''John C. Stennis'' deployed to the Persian Gulf to relieve [[USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)|USS ''John F. Kennedy'']] in Operation Southern Watch. During the deployment, the ship made port visits to South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Australia, and Pearl Harbor, before returning to San Diego on 3 July 2000.', 112 => false, 113 => 'Following the [[September 11 attacks]], ''John C. Stennis'' conducted [[Noble Eagle]] missions off the U.S. West Coast.', 114 => 'In 2000 and 2001, ''John C. Stennis'' was part of [[Carrier Group 7]].', 115 => false, 116 => '===2001 – Persian Gulf===', 117 => 'On 12 November 2001, two months earlier than scheduled, the ship left on her third deployment to the [[U.S. Fifth Fleet]] area of responsibility in support of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]], returning to San Diego on 28 May 2002. From June 2002 to January 2003, ''JCS'' underwent a seven-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA).', 118 => false, 119 => '===2004 – Pacific Ocean===', 120 => 'From 24 May to 1 November 2004, ''John C. Stennis'' conducted her fourth major overseas deployment, participating in Exercise Northern Edge 2004 in the Gulf of Alaska, Rim of the Pacific (RimPac) Exercise off Hawaii, exercises with ''Kitty Hawk'' off Japan and goodwill visits to Japan, Malaysia and Western Australia. Shortly after returning from deployment to San Diego, ''JCS'' changed her home port to [[Naval Station Bremerton]], Washington on 19 January 2005. Once at Bremerton, ''John C. Stennis'' underwent an 11-month docking planned incremental availability (DPIA), the first time she had been dry-docked since commissioning. Upgrades included a new mast. The new mast’s structure is the first of its kind. A new type of steel alloy was used, making it stiffer and thicker than before. The new mast is also heavier and taller, allowing it to support new antennae the old mast would not have been able to support. Other upgrades included the installation of a new integrated bridge system in the pilothouse that will save manpower and provide state-of-the-art displays.<ref>{{cite web |first=JO3 Chris, USN |last=Gethings |title=Kitsap County Welcomes ''Stennis'' |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=16833 |id=NNS050129-02 |publisher=US Navy |date=29 January 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=JO3 Nick, USN |last=Flabi |title=''Stennis'' Enters Dry Dock |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=16703 |id=NNS050121-11 |publisher= US Navy |date=21 January 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=JO2 (SW/AW) Gabriel, USN |last=Owens |title=''Stennis'' Raises New Mast with Tradition |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=18144 |id=NNS050504-03 |publisher=US Navy |date=4 May 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=JO1 Krishna, USN |last=Jackson |title=''Stennis'' Back in the Water |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=19885 |id=NNS050906-06 |publisher=US Navy |date=6 September 2005}}</ref>', 121 => false, 122 => 'Following the maintenance cycle and pre-deployment training exercises, the carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington, and the carrier was certified surge ready, meaning the ship maintained a high state of readiness in case of an unscheduled deployment.<ref>{{cite web |first=MCS2 Christopher, USN |last=Gethings |title=''Stennis'' Returns Home Surge Ready |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=24737 |id=NNS060723-02 |publisher=USS ''John C. Stennis'' Public Affairs |date=23 July 2006}}</ref>', 123 => false, 124 => '===2007 – Persian Gulf===', 125 => '[[File:20070831-Stennis-Arrival.jpg|thumb|right|USS ''John C. Stennis'' arrives in Bremerton on 31 August 2007.]]', 126 => false, 127 => 'On 20 January 2007, the carrier and her group set sail for the Persian Gulf as part of an increase in US military presence. ''John C. Stennis'' arrived in the area on 19 February 2007, joining {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN 69|6}} in the [[United States Fifth Fleet]] area of operations.<ref name="2007-02-20">{{cite news |last=Christensen |first=Nathan |title=USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Arrives in 5th Fleet |publisher=US Navy |date=20 February 2007 |url=http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2007/030.html |accessdate=23 February 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311074931/http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2007/030.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=11 March 2007}}</ref> This marked the first time since 2003 that there were two [[aircraft carrier]] battle groups in the region simultaneously.', 128 => false, 129 => 'On 23 May 2007, ''John C. Stennis'', along with eight other warships including the aircraft carrier {{USS|Nimitz|CVN 68|2}} and amphibious assault ship {{USS|Bonhomme Richard|LHD-6|2}}, passed through the [[Strait of Hormuz]]. US Navy officials said it was the largest such move since 2003.<ref name="2005-05-28">{{cite news |title=Nine U.S. warships in Gulf for show of force |first=Mohammed |last=Abbas |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2007/05/23/us-gulf-usa-ships-idUSL2360749620070523 |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=23 May 2007}}</ref>', 130 => false, 131 => 'On 31 August 2007 ''John C. Stennis'' returned to Bremerton.', 132 => false, 133 => '===2009 – Western Pacific===', 134 => '''John C. Stennis'' departed Bremerton for a 6-month deployment to the western Pacific on 13 January 2009. On 24 April, the ship arrived in Singapore. That same day, one of the ship's sailors was crushed and killed while working from a small harbor boat to secure a drain that discharges oily water from the aircraft catapults.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stennis sailor killed in Singapore identified |first=Andrew |last=Scutro |url=http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2009/04/navy_stennis_sailor_killed_042909w/ |newspaper=[[Military Times]] |date=29 April 2009}}</ref>', 135 => false, 136 => 'On 29 April, the ship's executive officer, Commander David L. Burnham, was relieved by Rear Admiral Mark A. Vance over unspecified personal conduct. Burnham was reassigned to a base in San Diego, pending an investigation.<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.newser.com/article/d97sbbho0/navy-cites-misconduct-relieves-uss-stennis-executive-officer-no-2-in-command-of-carrier.html |title=Navy cites misconduct, relieves USS Stennis' executive officer, No. 2 in command of carrier |date=30 April 2009 |newspaper=[[Washington Times]] }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>', 137 => false, 138 => 'After participating in exercises with [[Japan Maritime Self Defense Force]] and the [[Republic of Korea]], as well as joint exercise Northern Edge 2009, ''John C. Stennis'' returned from deployment in early July 2009. Carrier Air Wing 9 debarked on 6 July at NAS North Island,<ref name="CVW9">{{cite web |title=Carrier Air Wing 9 Completes 2009 Deployment |id=NNS090706-15 |date=6 July 2009 |first=MCS1(SW) Steve |last=Owsley |publisher=USS ''John C. Stennis'' Public Affairs |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=46760}}</ref> prior to the ship's arrival at her homeport of Bremerton on 10 July.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/07/ap_navy_stennis_returns_071009w/ |title=Stennis returns to Bremerton |date=10 July 2009 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=Navy Times}}</ref>', 139 => false, 140 => '===2010 – 2011===', 141 => '[[File:US Navy 111218-N-BT887-061 An E-2C Hawkeye from the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 launches from the Nimitz-class aircra.jpg|thumb|right|Final flight over Iraq (18 December 2011)]]', 142 => 'On 30 March 2011, a VMFAT-101 F/A-18C Hornet suffered an uncontained catastrophic engine failure, exploded and caught fire just before launch from ''John C. Stennis'' about {{convert|100|mi|km}} off the coast of San Diego during launch and recovery training operations. The aircraft was at full power, in tension on the catapult when the accident occurred. Eleven flight deck crewmen were injured while the pilot was unhurt. There was no major damage to the carrier but the aircraft was a total loss.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two sailors remain in hospital after Stennis jet fire |first=Karen |last=Kucher |first2=Susan |last2=Shroder |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/30/10-sailors-injured-in-jet-fire-on-carrier/ |newspaper=[[U-T San Diego]] |date=31 March 2011}}</ref>', 143 => false, 144 => 'On 18 December 2011, the final command-and-control mission for U.S. forces over Iraq was flown by an E-2C Hawkeye (''pictured'') from [[VAW-112|Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112]] (VAW-112), catapulting off the carrier ''John C. Stennis'' at 7:32&nbsp;am and returning at 11:04 a.m, both local time. This mission effectively ended U.S. naval support for [[Iraq War|Operation New Dawn]].<ref>{{cite web |title=USS ''John C. Stennis'' Launches Navy's Final Air Mission over Iraq |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=64502 |id=NNS111220-02 |publisher= USS ''John C. Stennis'' Public Affairs |date=20 December 2011}}</ref>', 145 => false, 146 => '===2012===', 147 => 'On 3 January 2012, Iranian General Ataollah Salehi warned ''John C. Stennis'' "not to return to the Persian Gulf."<ref>{{cite news |title=Iran army chief warns US aircraft carrier not to return to Persian Gulf in new tough rhetoric |first= |last= |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/at-end-of-drill-iran-army-chief-warns-us-aircraft-carrier-not-to-return-to-persian-gulf/2012/01/03/gIQAnUWjXP_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104075700/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/at-end-of-drill-iran-army-chief-warns-us-aircraft-carrier-not-to-return-to-persian-gulf/2012/01/03/gIQAnUWjXP_story.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=4 January 2012 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=3 January 2012}}</ref> The United States dismissed the warning.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/03/pentagon-officials-dismiss-iranian-warning-against-us-carrier-in-gulf/ |title=U.S. Dismisses Iranian Warning Against Navy Carrier in Gulf |date=3 January 2012 |work=[[Fox News]]}}</ref>', 148 => false, 149 => 'On 7 January, ''John C. Stennis'' led the rescue of an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel, ''Al Mulahi,'' following its seizure by pirates. The pirates ambushed the ship and Iranian flag to search for other ships to hijack, while holding the original crew hostage. When some of the pirates attempted to board a Bahamian-flagged cargo ship, ''Sunshine'', it radioed for assistance. ''John C. Stennis'' dispatched a helicopter and cruiser to assist. A boarding party captured the pirates who attacked ''Sunshine'', fed them, then released them temporarily. A helicopter then secretly followed the pirates back to their mother ship, ''Al Mulahi''. Crew from the destroyer {{USS|Kidd|DDG-100|6}} then boarded the fishing vessel (upon permission in Urdu from the captain), and arrested all of the pirates with no casualties.<ref>{{cite news |title=For Iranians Waylaid by Pirates, U.S. to the Rescue |first=C. J. |last=Chivers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/world/middleeast/for-iranians-held-by-pirates-us-to-the-rescue.html?_r=1 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 January 2012}}</ref>', 150 => false, 151 => 'On 2 March 2012, ''John C Stennis'' returned home from its 7-month deployment to homeport Bremerton, Washington.', 152 => false, 153 => 'On 7 July 2012, crew members were informed that ''John C. Stennis'' would be returning to the Middle East in August, much sooner than expected.<ref>{{cite news |last=Friedrich |first=Ed |title=USS Stennis going right back to Mideast |url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jul/09/uss-stennis-going-right-back-to-mideast/ |work=[[Kitsap Sun]] |date=9 July 2012 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/695NWlQlL?url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jul/09/uss-stennis-going-right-back-to-mideast/ |archivedate=11 July 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Parrish |first=Karen |url=http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=117633 |title=Sailors: Early Deployment Tough, but 'We're Needed' |agency=[[American Forces Press Service]] |date=24 August 2012}}</ref>', 154 => false, 155 => 'On 27 August 2012, ''John C. Stennis'' departed to the Middle East originally for six months, but was extended to eight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/where.htm |title=Where are the Carriers? |website=GlobalSecurity}}</ref>', 156 => false, 157 => '=== 2013 ===', 158 => false, 159 => 'On 1 April 2013, the ship arrived at [[Changi Naval Base]] in [[Singapore]]. Local [[Institute of Technical Education|ITE]] students were invited for a guided tour inside the aircraft carrier.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/photos/aircraft-carrier-uss-john-c-stennis-docks-in-singapore-1365054003-slideshow/ |title=Aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis docks in Singapore |date=4 April 2013}}</ref>', 160 => false, 161 => 'Following that the ship sailed to Pearl Harbor, where it performed a week long tiger cruise to San Diego <ref>{{cite web|url=http://carlsondesign.com/projects/tiger-cruise-on-the-john-c-stennis-cvn-74-aircraft-carrier/|title=Carlson Design – Tiger Cruise on the John C Stennis CVN 74 Aircraft Carrier|publisher=}}</ref>', 162 => false, 163 => 'At 12:45 on 3 May 2013, ''John C. Stennis'' arrived at its home port of [[Naval Base Kitsap]] in [[Bremerton, Washington]], the completion of an ten-month, {{convert|66,000|mi|km}} deployment to the western [[Pacific Ocean]]. During this deployment, squadron aircraft flew more than 1,300 sorties from the carrier's deck in the war in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/may/03/uss-john-c-stennis-is-home/?partner=yahoo_feeds#ixzz2SGSDFRZM |title=USS John C. Stennis is home |newspaper=[[Kitsap Sun]] |date=3 May 2013}}</ref>', 164 => false, 165 => 'On June 27, the ship entered Dry Dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) to begin its scheduled 16 month Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA). Work to be done includes preserving and painting the ship's hull, upgrading the propulsion plant, refurbishing the crew's berthing compartments, and a complete replacement of the ship's computer networks and work stations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/040009|title=Stennis Enters Dry Dock|access-date=2017-03-23|language=en-US}}</ref>', 166 => false, 167 => '=== 2014 ===', 168 => '''John C. Stennis'' completed its Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) on Nov. 5, 2014. After a 6 day sea trial, the ship certified on Nov. 10th as a Naval Operational asset.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/147498/dpia-complete-stennis-looks-ahead|title=DPIA complete: Stennis looks ahead|work=DVIDS|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref>', 169 => false, 170 => '=== 2015 ===', 171 => false, 172 => 'In mid-January 2015, ''John C. Stennis'' departed its home port of [[Naval Base Kitsap]] in [[Bremerton, Washington]], and arrived at [[Naval Magazine Indian Island]] to load munitions prior to departing for [[San Diego]] to receive aircraft and another 2,000 sailors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ptleader.com/news/update-stennis-sailors-get-earlier-ride-into-port-townsend/article_0487d8f6-9b8c-11e4-a5e9-f74d0cb427a1.html |title=UPDATE: Stennis departs Port Townsend for warmer waters |website=ptleader.com |date=16 January 2015 |accessdate=2 October 2015}}</ref> On 1 September, the carrier arrived back at Bremerton, Washington.', 173 => false, 174 => '=== 2016 ===', 175 => 'On 15 January 2016, ''John C. Stennis'' left [[Naval Base Kitsap]] for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=92735 |title=USS John C. Stennis Deploys |website=navy.mil |date=17 January 2016 |accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref> On 19 April she arrived to Singapore for a regularly scheduled port visit after completing an annual bilateral training exercise in the Philippines.<ref>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/us-navy-s-great-green/2712978.html</ref> On 26 April 2016, China denied ''John C. Stennis'' permission to make a port visit to [[Hong Kong]] as well as its escort ships.<ref>China denies Hong Kong visit request by U.S. carrier group: Pentagon. Reuters. World | Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:51am EDT</ref> On 10 August, the carrier arrived in San Diego, California for offload and disembarkation of CVW 9. On 14 August, JOHN C. STENNIS arrived back to homeport, Naval Base Kitsap finishing a successful Western Pacific Deployment and RIMPAC Exercise.', 176 => false, 177 => '==''John C. Stennis'' Carrier Strike Group==', 178 => '[[File:Fleet 5 nations.jpg|thumb|right|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: {{ship|Italian frigate|Maestrale|F570|2}}, {{ship|French frigate|De Grasse|D 612|2}}; USS ''John C. Stennis'', {{ship|French aircraft carrier|Charles de Gaulle|R91|2}}, {{ship|French frigate|Surcouf|F711|2}}; {{USS|Port Royal|CG 73|6}}, {{HMS|Ocean|L12|6}}, {{USS|John F. Kennedy|CV 67|6}}, {{HNLMS|Van Amstel|F831|6}}; and {{ship|Italian destroyer|Luigi Durand de la Penne|D560|2}}.]]', 179 => '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.', 180 => false, 181 => '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&nbsp;21).', 182 => false, 183 => '===Ships of DESRON&nbsp;21===', 184 => '* {{USS|Dewey|DDG-105}}<ref name=cds21>{{cite web |url=http://www.cds21.navy.mil/ |title=COMDESRON Two One |accessdate=2013-06-13}}</ref>', 185 => '* {{USS|Chung-Hoon|DDG-93}}<ref name=cds21 />', 186 => '* {{USS|Kidd|DDG-100}}<ref name=cds21 />', 187 => '* {{USS|Milius|DDG-69}}<ref name=cds21 />', 188 => '* {{USS|Stockdale|DDG-106}}<ref name=cds21 />', 189 => '* {{USS|Wayne E. Meyer|DDG-108}}<ref name=cds21 />', 190 => '* {{USS|William P. Lawrence|DDG-110}}<ref name=cds21 />', 191 => false, 192 => '===Other elements of JCS Battle Group===', 193 => '* {{USS|Mobile Bay|CG 53}}', 194 => '* {{USS|Antietam|CG 54}}', 195 => '* {{USNS|Bridge|T-AOE 10}}', 196 => false, 197 => '===Squadrons of CVW-9<ref name="COMP">{{cite web', 198 => ' | title = CVW-9 (NG)', 199 => ' | work = CVW-9 (NG)', 200 => ' | publisher = go.navy.jp', 201 => ' | url = http://www.gonavy.jp/CVW-NGf.html', 202 => ' | accessdate = 20 January 2016}}</ref>===', 203 => '[[File:USS John C. Stennis, flight deck 2007May11.jpg|thumb|right|Aircraft parked on the flight deck of USS ''John C. Stennis''.]]', 204 => false, 205 => '* Strike Fighter Squadron 14 ([[VFA-14]]) "Tophatters"', 206 => '* Strike Fighter Squadron 41 ([[VFA-41]]) "Black Aces"', 207 => '* Strike Fighter Squadron 97 ([[VFA-97]]) "Warhawks"', 208 => '* Strike Fighter Squadron 151 ([[VFA-151]]) "Vigilantes"', 209 => '* Electronic Attack Squadron 133 ([[VAQ-133]]) "Wizards"', 210 => '* Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 ([[VAW-112]]) "Golden Hawks"', 211 => '* Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14 ([[HSC-14]]) "Chargers"', 212 => '* Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 ([[HSM-71]]) "Raptors"', 213 => '* Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Detachment 4 ([[VRC-30]]) "Providers"', 214 => false, 215 => '==Ship's seal==', 216 => '{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2012}}', 217 => '[[File:USS John Stennis CVN-74 Crest.png|thumb|right]]', 218 => false, 219 => '''John C. Stennis''{{'}}s seal was produced from the combined efforts of several crew members with historical help from Stennis Center for Public Service, [[John C. Stennis Space Center]] and United States Senate Historian. The seal implies peace through strength, just as Senator [[John C. Stennis]] was referred to as an "unwavering advocate of peace through strength" by President [[Ronald Reagan]], when the ship's name was announced in June 1988.', 220 => false, 221 => 'The circular shape signifies the ''Nimitz''-class aircraft carrier's unique capability to circle the world without refueling while providing a forward presence from the sea. The predominant colors are red, white, blue and gold, the same as those of the United States and the Navy. The outer border, taken from one version of a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] crest, represents the strength through unity of the ship's crew. The four gold bands and eight ties denote John C. Stennis' four decades (41 years) in the Senate and the eight presidents he served with, from President [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]] to President Reagan. The seven stars in the blue border represent his seven terms in the Senate and characterize ''John C. Stennis'' as the seventh ''Nimitz''-class aircraft carrier. The red and white stripes inside the blue border represent the American flag and the American people ''John C. Stennis'' serves. They also honor the courage and sacrifice of the United States' armed forces.', 222 => false, 223 => 'The eagle and shield is a representation of the gilt eagle and shield overlooking the Old Senate Chamber. The shield represents the United States of America. The twenty stars represent the US's twentieth state, [[Mississippi]], the home of John C. Stennis. The three arrows in the eagle's talons symbolize the ship's and air wing's ability to project power. The burst of light emanating from the shield, representative of the emergence of a new nation in the United States Senate Seal, portrays the birth of over 25 major [[Naval aviation|Naval Aviation]] programs under Senator Stennis' leadership, including all aircraft carriers from {{USS|Forrestal|CV-59|6}} to {{USS|Harry S. Truman|CVN-75|6}}, and aircraft from the [[F-4 Phantom]] to the [[F/A-18 Hornet]]. The eagle is representative of John C. Stennis' stature in the Senate, where he was respected and admired as a "soaring eagle" by some of his colleagues.{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}', 224 => false, 225 => 'The ship herself is pictured in the seal. On the edges of the flight deck are the words "Honor, Courage, Commitment" which are the United States Navy's Core Values.', 226 => false, 227 => 'The seal, after selection by the ship's crew, was submitted to Mrs. Margaret Stennis Womble, the ship's sponsor and daughter of Senator Stennis, and to Mrs. John Hampton Stennis, the matron of honor and wife of Senator Stennis' son, for their approval. In February 1995 they approved the design.', 228 => false, 229 => '==See also==', 230 => '{{Wikipedia books|Nimitz class aircraft carriers}}', 231 => '* [[List of aircraft carriers]]', 232 => '* [[List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy]]', 233 => '{{Clear}}', 234 => false, 235 => '==References==', 236 => '{{Reflist|30em}}', 237 => false, 238 => '==External links==', 239 => '{{Commons category|USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)}}', 240 => '* [http://www.stennis.navy.mil/ Official ''John C. Stennis'' web site]', 241 => '* Story Archive – U.S. Navy – [http://www.navy.mil/local/story_archive.asp?id=84 USS ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN 74)]', 242 => '* ''John C. Stennis'' at [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-74-refs.htm globalsecurity.org]', 243 => '* [http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn74history.htm USS ''John C. Stennis'' history at U.S. Carriers]', 244 => '*[http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=206 This American Life: Somewhere in the Arabian Sea Episode 206]', 245 => '* USS ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74) command histories – [[Naval History & Heritage Command]]', 246 => '<div class="horizontal">', 247 => '* [http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/j/JohnCStennis.html ''John C. Stennis'' on navy.mil]', 248 => false, 249 => '</div>', 250 => '<!-- non-breaking space to keep AWB drones from altering the space before the navbox-->', 251 => false, 252 => '{{Nimitz class aircraft carrier}}', 253 => '{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}', 254 => false, 255 => '{{DEFAULTSORT:John C. Stennis (Cvn 74)}}', 256 => '[[Category:Nimitz-class aircraft carriers]]', 257 => '[[Category:1993 ships]]', 258 => '[[Category:Active aircraft carriers of the United States]]', 259 => '[[Category:Nuclear ships of the United States Navy]]', 260 => '[[Category:United States Navy Mississippi-related ships]]', 261 => '[[Category:Ships built in Newport News, Virginia]]' ]