U.S. sailors prepare an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron 192 for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 20, 2011. USS John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.