USS John C Stennis arrives for overhaul
The US Navy aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis has arrived in Norfolk, Virginia after concluding a seven-month deployment from Bremerton, Washington, the navy announced on 16 May.
The vessel completed a homeport change when pulling into Naval Station Norfolk, and will now begin preparations for a midlife refuelling complex overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Stennis is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, which also includes USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), USS Stockdale (DDG 106), USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93).
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