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Naval Air Station, North Island, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2003) -- Seaman Leanne Connelly from Denver, Colo., applies gold paint to one of two 30-ton Navy standard stockless anchors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).  Stennis was recently honored with the "2002 Golden Anchor Award" for retention excellence.  The San Diego-based aircraft carrier is currently undergoing a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) period having new technology installed and integrated to extend the operational capabilities of the warship.  U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jayme T. Pastoric. (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 January 15, 2003
Photographer
 Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jayme T. Pastoric
Caption Writer
 Dep. Director, NVNS
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 CVN 74
Other Visible Equipment
 Not available
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Painting the ship's anchor gold.  Anchor is embossed with the words "NORFOLK NAVSHIPYD, NORFOLK"