Airman Mehmet Kavlak watches an arresting gear sheave damper.
U.S. Navy Airman Mehmet Kavlak watches an arresting gear sheave damper to ensure the arresting gear wires do not retract during a maintenance check aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) underway in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11, 2009. The Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications for fleet replacement squadron pilots off the coast of southern California.