Team, I recently spent time with the crew of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and Carrier Air Wing NINE during their deployment in U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet. I'm very proud of the tremendous work the team is doing to protect America from attack as they test new concepts for our @U.S. Navy: Dynamic Force Employment. | The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Shipbuilders and U.S. Navy sailors from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) worked together to remove two 30-ton anchors earlier this month as part of #CVN74’s refueling and complex overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding. Take a look at this video featuring the removal of the port side anchor. | HII

Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) pay their respects passing the USS Arizona Memorial on Friday while arriving to join the #PearlHarbor75 commemoration. #HonorThePast #InspireTheFuture | U.S. Pacific Fleet

The refueling and complex overhaul of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is in full swing at #NewportNewsShipbuilding. Watch this time-lapse video of shipbuilders removing the starboard rudder from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. The process involved removal of the 19-ton rudder stock, which extends through several levels of carrier and holds the rudder in place. The ship’s two rudders weigh 48 tons each and are responsible for the steering the ship. | HII

97,000-Ton Power, 333-Meter Giant. 🇺🇸⚓️ USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) — The Steel Runway That Never Sleeps. A high-intensity carrier overhaul time-lapse revealing the raw scale behind a Nimitz-class supercarrier’s endurance at sea. Watch the final surge as this floating airbase returns to motion! #USSJohnCStennis #NimitzClassCarrier #USNavyPower #CarrierOperations #NavalAviationHistory | Naval Legends

In case you missed it: #USNavy USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) arrived in Hawaii on Friday for #PearlHarbor75 commemoration events to #HonorThePast and #InspireTheFuture. 📰 More details: http://bitly.com/2fUpefc | U.S. Navy