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An E-2C Hawkeye responds to the order "turn engines."
Aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis CVN 74, an aircraft captain from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two One (VAW 121) directs an E-2C Hawkeye to "turn engines." Stennis is currently on a scheduled six month deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.