Caption:
Operation Enduring Freedom (Jan. 25, 2002) -- An SH-60F Seahawk
assigned to the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron
Eight (HS-8), conducts plane guard maneuvers near the U.S. Navy nuclear
powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Plane
guards provide area surveillance near the ship and provide sea air
rescue (SAR) for downed aviators and Sailors lost at sea. The
Eightballers are part of Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) deployed aboard
John C. Stennis; both are conducting missions in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman
Tina Lamb. (RELEASED)
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