John Stennis (CVN 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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(it ' Between the carrier ' s arrival and departure at Pearl Harbor, her crew had swelled honi jusi shy ol 5. 1 00 to over 6,000 as hundreds of friends and relatives boarded the ship for the ride back to San Diego. From the time they checked aboard until the time they stepped onto the pier at NASNI. the tigers were busy learning what life is like for service members stationed at sea. Sailors from Damage Control, Combat Systems, Weapons and nearly every other department used their equipment and skill to demonstrate ship- board operations and to give the dgers an inside look at the ainount of training and teamwork it takes to keep the U.S. Navy on top of it ' s game. While some tigers worked themselves into a frenzy trying on firefighting ensembles and watching the Air Wing pilots perform in their machines, others were content to relax and watch the waves change from green to cobalt blue as the ship made its way east across the Pacific. The last two days of the deployment were pure entertainment, as talented Sailors and Marines and special guests of the USO put on two musical shows for the crewmembers and their families. 1 • igtfry

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USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74)