Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Forklifts await supplies aboard USS John C. Stennis..jpg PACIFIC OCEAN Oct 5 2012 Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis CVN 74 standby on forklifts as an SA-330J Puma helicopter assigned to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E Byrd T-AKE 4 drops off supplies during a vertical replenishment John C Stennis is returning to the U S 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements and Navy assets in the region The U S Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace protect commerce and deter aggression through forward presence Join the conversation on social media using warfighting U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released 121005-N-OY799-093 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/8074281041/ Forklifts await supplies aboard USS John C Stennis 2012-10-04 21 25 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Kenneth Abbate/U S Navy Attribution License IPTC Caption-Abstract U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/8074281041 2012-11-12 02 53 20 cc-by-2 0 Aboard USS John C Stennis CVN-74 Military forklifts Vertical replenishment |