USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is scheduled to depart her homeport of Bremerton, Washington today to begin its first cruise in 2 1/2 years.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The carrier came back from an unplanned surge deployment in May 2013 and subsequently spent time at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton for repairs, which was completed in November 2014.
The crew then spent one year preparing for this deployment with a series of exercises including a Composite Training Unit Exercise and Joint Task Force Exercise.