Keywords: US Navy 020223-N-2722F-021 Aircraft return to ship.jpg en 020223-N-2722F-021 At sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis CVN 74 Feb 22 2002 -- The U S Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal CG 73 operates as the ship s plane guard astern of the ships flight deck as an E-2C Hawkeye and other aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine CVW-9 line-up as they prepare to make arrested landings aboard ship John C Stennis its battle group are conducting combat missions over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class James Farrally II RELEASED 2002-02-22 020223-N-2722F-021 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 854 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class James Farrally II PD-USGov-Military-Navy 22 February February 2002 in the United States February 2002 photographs Aboard USS John C Stennis CVN-74 Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft carrier landings War in Afghanistan 2001-present related operations outside of Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002 Aircraft at sunset |