190222-N-HS117-1046 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2019) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 22, 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 Jeffery L. Southerland/Released)