190423-N-HM296-0030 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 23, 2019) Capt. J. Patrick Thompson, executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), conducts a uniform inspection in the hangar bay aboard John C. Stennis in the Mediterranean Sea, April 23, 2019. John C. Stennis is underway in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ikenna Tanaka/Released)