USS John C. Stennis, named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, is the seventh of the Nimitz-class of nuclear-powered supercarriers in the United States Navy.
USS John C. Stennis underway in the Pacific Ocean
USS John C. Stennis (Left) and the British Invincible-class HMS Illustrious (right) operating together, April 1998.
USS John C. Stennis arrives in Bremerton on 31 August 2007.
The final command-and-control mission for U.S. forces over Iraq, 18 December 2011
Naval Air Station North Island, also known as NAS North Island, is a United States Navy installation located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay in Coronado, California. It is
USS John C. Stennis
…George Washington in conducting Operation Southern Watch missions. John C. Stennis departed the Persian Gulf on 19 July 1998 for her new home port of Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, arriving on 26 August 1998. In October 1998, she entered a six-month maintenance and upgrade period at North Island, returning…
Three US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), and USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) pierside at NAS North Island during June 2015
USS Thach and the NAS as seen from Cabrillo National Monument
Construction of the seaplane ramp in 1918
USS Langley at North Island, 1925