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Stennis Returns To Sea Trials After Six Month Of Maintenance

Stennis Returns To Sea Trials After Six Month Of Maintenance
Sailors and maintenance facility employees reattach an anchor to the USS John C Stennis’ port anchor chain after it is taken off for maintenance and repainting during a scheduled maintenance period. U.S. Navy photo: by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nick A. Grim.

The Navy’s Nimitz-class USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) aircraft carrier went underway for sea trials Aug. 11, part of a planned six-month maintenance period.CVN-74 entered a planned incremental availability (PIA) last February at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Wash. During the PIA, the ship will get improved operational systems, upgraded  navigation systems and refurbished crew berthing spaces, the Navy said.The Stennis' PIA has had the largest-ever planned work package for a six-month availability…

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