111011-N-VN693-104 ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 11, 2011) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Philip Alexander, from Roseville, Calif., checks the edge of a rotor blade on an MH-60R from the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Attack Squadron (HSM) 71 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Walter M. Wayman). Original public domain image from Flickr