160305-N-GZ947-261 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 5, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Austin Dickerson from Warsaw, Ohio, braces himself as an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 launches from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)