160605-N-DA693-083: SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 5, 2016) - An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 launches from USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck with Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson aboard. Richardson is on a multi-day trip meeting with U.S. Navy and international partners, participating in the Shangri-La Dialogue and visiting Sailors aboard John C. Stennis. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, John C. 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 Seaman Jake Greenberg / Released)