January 25-31
An SH-60F "Seahawk" assigned to the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Eight (HS-8), conducts plane guard maneuvers near the U.S. Navy nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Plane guards provide area surveillance near the ship and provide sea air rescue (SAR) for downed aviators and Sailors lost at sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Tina Lamb)