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Caption:
Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 9, 2004) - The Lt. Governor of Alaska, Mr. Loren
Leman, observes flight operations from the flight deck aboard the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and
embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently at sea
participating in Exercise Northern Edge during their regularly
scheduled deployment. Stennis is one of seven aircraft carriers
involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous
deployment of seven Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs), demonstrating the
ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe,
in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military
forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet
Readiness Plan (FRP). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman
David A Cochran (RELEASED)
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