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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (Mar. 17, 2003) -- USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams
off the coast of southern California. The ship is currently
conducting pilot carrier qualifications with T-45 Goshawk
aircraft. T-45's are used for intermediate and advanced portions
of the Navy/Marine Corps pilot training programs for jet carrier
aviation and tactical strike mission instruction. Initial carrier
qualifications are normally conducted on an Atlantic-based carrier
within close range of the Navy's Meridian, Miss. and Corpus Christi,
Texas training facilities. However, the qualifications were moved
to the Pacific since Stennis is one of the few carriers not deployed to
regions of conflict. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd
Class Joshua Word. (RELEASED)
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