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Pacific Ocean (Aug. 25, 2004) -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams in formation with the military sealift command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7), guided missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), off the starboard side, and two Japanese Self-defense Force warships, JDS Sawagiri (DD 157) and JDS Mayoko (DD 175) off the port side, near the coast of Japan. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting exercises in the Western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Randi R. Brown (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 August 25, 2004
Photographer
 Photographer's Mate Airman Randi R. Brown
Caption Writer
 Mr. Christopher Madden - Director, NVNS
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 CVN 74
Other Visible Equipment
 USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7), USS Howard (DDG 83), JDS Sawagiri (DD 157), (Japan), JDS Mayoko (DD 175) (Japan)
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Ships breaking formation