190124-N-HX510-0042 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Erick Carranza, from Oxnard, California, prepares to seal a vertical stabilizer on an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 24, 2019. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jarrod A. Schad/Released)