180823-N-IL409-0475 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2018) An F/A-18E Super Hornet with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 sits chocked and chained on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua L. Leonard/Released)