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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Stennis ready to go after completing sea trials

USS John C. StennisUSS John C. Stennis became fully certified for operations after completing a six-day sea trial and returning home Monday to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton.

During sea trials, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier tested its equipment and emergency protocols, performed high-power turns, ran damage-control drills and acclimated new crew members to life at sea.

The trials were the last phase of a 16-month, $240 million maintenance period, called a docking planned incremental availability, that included 10 months in dry dock.

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