Keywords: US Navy 030318-N-4768W-047 A T-45C Goshawk catches one of four arresting wires as it lands on the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).jpg en Pacific Ocean Mar 18 2003 - A T-45C Goshawk catches one of four arresting wires as it lands on the flight deck of USS John C Stennis CVN 74 The T-45 aircraft are used for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps pilot training program for jet carrier aviation and tactical strike mission instruction The carrier qualifications are normally conducted on an Atlantic-based carrier within close range of the Navy's Meridian Miss training facility however the T-45 pilot qualifications were moved to the Pacific since Stennis is one of the few carriers currently not forward deployed U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Word RELEASED 2003-03-18 030318-N-4768W-047 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 5323 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Word PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS John C Stennis CVN-74 McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk Aircraft carrier landings Arrestor cables |