181109-N-IL409-0062 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 9, 2018) Sailors conduct a preflight check on an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, 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. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua L. Leonard/Released)