Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2007) -- Flight deck personnel assist with the
taxing of an E-2C Hawkeye attached to the "Golden Hawks" of Carrier
Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 prior to launching it from
the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C.
Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis, Kitty Hawk and Nimitz Carrier
Strike Groups are participating in Valiant Shield 2007, the largest
joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area, the
exercise includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000
service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast
Guard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul
J. Perkins (RELEASED)
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