U.S. Navy sailors wipe down the canopy of an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 41 aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 14, 2011. The 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.