U.S. Navy Fire Controlman Third Class Sean Ward, from Miami, conducts a test on a rolling airframe missile system aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during January in the Arabian Gulf. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jarrod A. Schad)
