NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 5, 2024) - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby, center left, and Capt. J. Patrick Thompson, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), eat lunch with Stennis Sailors in the floating accommodation facility’s galley, in Newport News, Virginia. Kilby visited the ship to discuss the crew's Quality of Service during its maintenance period. John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipbuilding conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul to prepare the ship for the second half of its 50-year service life. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Willis)