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Caption:
San Diego, Calif. (May 24, 2004) -- Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis
(CVN 74) man the rails as the ship slowly moves along the San Diego
coastline while being escorted out to sea by a harbor tug. Stennis and
Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) departed for a regularly scheduled
deployment in the Pacific Ocean. The Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
is comprised of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, Aegis-equipped
guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Arleigh Burke-class
destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG
54), Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Salt Lake City (SSN
716) and the military sealift command ship oiler USNS Rainier (T-AOE
7). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Word
(RELEASED)
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