On March 13, 1991, the keel for the John C. Stennis was laid. The ship is named in honor of John Cornelius Stennis of Mississippi who served in the Senate from 1947 to 1989. No previous ships have borne this name.

On Veteran's Day, November 11, 1993, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was christened at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company with Vice President Albert Gore as the ceremony's principal speaker. Mrs. Margaret Stennis-Womble, daughter of the ship's namesake, also attended as the ship's sponsor.

USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) was commissioned on December 9, 1995, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.

January 18, 1996 First arrested landing aboard by an F-14B.

March 15, 1996 Lt. Thomas P. Wilcox III and Lt. Donald R. Cioffi were killed when their S-3 Viking, assigned to the Sea Control Squadron (VS) 24 "Scouts", impacted the water after a night catapult shot off the USS John C. Stennis at 10.00 p.m., during the "shakedown" cruise off the coast of Puerto Rico.

January 18, 1997 First carrier landing of an F/A-18 E/F in naval history.

June 11, Helicopter crew rescued three Canadian Sailors off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, after their boat had capsized in heavy storm.

August 19, At Virginia Capes, the pilot of a Naval Air Station Ocean, Va.-based F-14 Tomcat aircraft was safed after he was accidentally ejected from his aircraft during a landing aboard the John C. Stennis. Stennis personnel rescued the radar intercept officer from the pilotless Tomcat as it sat on the flight deck with engines still running. The officers, both of Virginia Beach, Va., were assigned to Fighter Squadron 143, and both were treated for minor injuries by carrier medical personnel. The pilot was recovered immediately astern of the carrier and rescued by a helicopter from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 5 based at NAS Jacksonville, Fla.

February 26, 1998 Following an intense work up period, CVN 74 departed Norfolk to its new homeport of San Diego.

March 11, the JCS arrived in the Arabian Gulf combat ready in support of Operation Southern Watch having traveled 8020 NM in 274 hours with an average speed of 29.4 knots. Transitioning the Straits of Hormuz and entering the Indian Ocean on July 19, she began her transit home to the new homeport of Naval Air Station North Island. The crew enjoyed port visits in Perth and Hobart, Australia and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Embarking it's 1,100 Tigers for the Maiden Tiger Cruise on August 20 and entering Naval Air Station North Island on Aug. 26 after completing the Pacific transit of 2,293 NM in 136 hours with an average speed of 17 knots. The total Maiden Deployment and Around the World Cruise consisted of traveling 22,078 NM in 923 hours with an average speed of 24 knots.

November 30, 1999 USS John C. Stennis ran aground in a shallow area adjacent to its turning basin as it attempted to maneuver near Naval Air Station North Island. Silt clogged the intake pipes to the cooling systems of the nuclear reactors, causing the carrier’s two nuclear reactors to be shut down for a period of 45 minutes. She was towed back to its pier for maintenance and observation for the next two days. The cleanup cost was about $2 million.

January 7, 2000 USS John C. Stennis departed for a second deployment, during it, she traveled more than 34, 000 miles over 13 time zones. The 100,000-ton warship also made 10 port visits to eight countries including South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Australia. The carrier's embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW 9), flew more than 10,000 sorties in several regions of the world, including over Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch. While in the Gulf, Stennis, along with the other nine ships in its battle group, also enforced UN trade sanctions against Iraq.

June 25, An F-14 from VF-211 stationed aboard the Stennis crashed into the Pacific 1400 miles soth-west of Hawaii. Both aviators ejected and were recovered half an hour later.

July 3, CVN 74 returned to San Diego following a successful six-month deployment to the western Pacific and the Arabian Gulf.

The aircraft carrier was operating off the coast of southern California on September 11, 2001, going through continuous exercises for the upcoming deployment in January 2002.

November 12, 2001 USS John C. Stennis Battle Group deployed from San Diego two months earlier than originally scheduled, to relieve the Carl Vinson battle group in the Arabian Sea.

On December 15, JCS Battle Group arrived where she would spend the next four months operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Anaconda.

March 8, 2002 An F-14 of VF-211 crashed into the North Arabian Sea as it was attempting to land aboard the Stennis. Both aviators were recovered and did not suffer serious injuries. The F-14 was operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

USS John C. Stennis was the fifth carrier on station in the North Arabian Sea. She was the first carrier to launch strikes into Afghanistan in support of Operation Anaconda. The ship conducted flight operations for 111 days supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The ship and crew sustained 100 days of continuous operations with only 4 days liberty in Bahrain, allowing the ship to anchor only once. The aviators flew 10,600 combat sorties, and logged 54,390 hours. The ordnancemen built and the aviators dropped 275,000 pounds of ordnance and the planes used over 23,115,895 gallons of jet fuel. The flight deck crew safely recovered 9,600 arrested landings. She conducted 30 underway replenishments. This was more than twice as many, taking on more than twice as much fuel, and five times as many pallets of ordnance than the previous two years combined.

May 28, USS John C. Stennis completed its first wartime deployment to the western Pacific and North Arabian Sea.

In late January 2003 CVN 74 departed San Diego after an intense seven month maintenance period, for a 10-day sea trial period to ensure a high level of mission readiness. During the underway period, all embarked personnel will participate in man overboard and flight deck/hangar bay fire drills and other simulated emergencies.

During the week prior to the departure, fast cruise was conducted to test various systems on the ship to ensure maximum capability of the ship's systems. Fast cruise consisted of restricting departure from the ship and creating the environment of an actual underway while the ship remained pierside.

November 21, The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier pulled into Naval Air Station North Island after successful completion of the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The COMPTUEX was conducted during a 26-day underway period, in which various training exercises were performed to prepare the ship for its upcoming scheduled deployment.

JCS Carrier Strike Group departed from its homeport in San Diego on or about March 22, 2004, for JTFEX off the coast of California in preparation to deploy during the Summer of 2004.

May 24, 2004 USS John C. Stennis departed San Diego for a scheduled depolyment in support of the global war on terrorism.

August 10, Lt. Cmdr. Scott Allen Zellem, Lt. Patrick Sean Myrick, Lt. James Joseph Pupplo and Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Joshua Brent Showalter were killed in the crash when their S-3B Viking, assigned to the Sea Control Squadron (VS) 35 "Blue Wolves", impacted Kita Iwo Jima, an uninhabited island located approximately 39 nautical miles north of Iwo Jima.

October 30, JCS Carrier Strike Group will return from a summer deployment to the northern and western Pacific November 1, after spending five months operating at sea. The strike group began deployment by heading to the Gulf of Alaska to participate in exercise Northern Edge 2004, a joint exercise with the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps, followed by a goodwill port visit to Victoria, British Columbia. CSG continued to Hawaii for the biannual Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Following RIMPAC, Stennis CSG and USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group rendezvoused near Japan to conduct a joint air and sea training exercise (JASEX) as a part of the Navywide Summer Pulse '04 exercise. The strike group then made port visits in southern Japan; Port Kelang, Malaysia; and Singapore.

January 8, 2005 USS John C. Stennis arrived in its new homeport of Bremerton, Wash.

January 19, CVN 74 was carefully placed in dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton for a routine Docking Planned Incremental Availability. The aircraft carrier is scheduled to remain there until early September.

September 6, The Stennis reached a major objective Sept. 1, when its hull was once again returned to the salty waters of Puget Sound. The ship will see open seas again when it completes DPIA and begins deployment work-ups later this year. During the dry-docking period, she received a complete hull repainting above and below the waterline, and the shafts, rudders and screws were refurbished. Many on-board flight, operational and weapons systems are continuing to be upgraded. One of the major renovations she received was a new mast. The new mast's structure is the first of its kind. A new type of steel alloy was used, making the mast stiffer and thicker than before.

December 12, USS John C. Stennis departed Bremerton, for a weeklong phase of sea trials, after an 11-month overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The aircraft carrier is scheduled to continue sea trials this winter.

February 1, 2006 The JCS departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton to conduct flight deck certifications in the southern California operating area.

February 11, CVN 74 recieved ammunition during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with the USS Nimitz off the coast of southern California. The carrier returned home on Feb. 14.

March 13, The Stennis is currently conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of southern California.

April 17, USS John C. Stennis is currently in port, in Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island, conducting the ship’s five-year Inspection and Survey (INSURV).

May 5, Capt. Bradley Johanson relieved Capt. David H. Buss as commanding officer of Bremerton-based aircraft carrier.

June 4, CVN 74 is currently off the coast of southern California conducting CQ.

June 8, As part of a weapons testing phase, USS John C. Stennis fired both of its new Rolling Airframe Missile systems at a remote-controlled drone for the first time. The ship's two RAM launchers each fired one missile at a BQM-34 Firebee drone, which was about four miles out and incoming and had been launched from Point Mugu, Calif. RAM was installed aboard JCS during its docked-planned incremental availability period during 2005, and took the place of one of the ship's CIWS mounts and one of its NSSMS mounts. The carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are currently underway conducting Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) off the coast of southern California.

June 21, The Stennis and CVW 9 began conducting cyclic flight operations off the West Coast. The training is the next step in work-ups for their deployment later this year.

July 10, The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is currently conducting Carrier Qualifications of the Californian coast after successful completion of the Tailored Ship's Training Availability July 6.

July 19, USS John C. Stennis completed the FRSCQ off the southern California coast. Participated squadrons included: VFA-122 "Flying Eagles", VFA-125 "Rough Raiders", VMFAT-101, VAQ-129 and VS-41 "Shamrocks". Additionally, VAW-117 "Wallbangers" was embarked, along with HS-8 "Eightballers". VS-41 will be disestablished with the official ceremony on July 27. The Stennis returned to homeport July 18, after a seven-week underway period jammed with an assortment of tests, inspections and qualifications.

September 13, USS John C. Stennis departed Bremerton to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

October 12, Stennis Carrier Strike Group, operating in the Pacific Ocean, wrapped up COMPTUEX.

November 8, CVN 74 is currently participating in the Joint Task Force Exercise off the coast of southern California. JTFEX marks the first time the JCSSG will conduct large-scale joint operations with the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Strike Group.

November 21, The aircraft carrier returned to homeport after completing its Joint Task Force Exercise. Upon arrival, Stennis' 3,200 Sailors will begin their holiday stand down before leaving in early 2007 for its scheduled deployment.

January 16, 2007 USS John C. Stennis departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton for a scheduled deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Security operations.

January 22, The Stennis is currently conducting a four-day carrier qualifications with embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9), off the coast of southern California, prior to heading to the U.S. Central Command area of operations in support of the global war on terrorism.

February 4, CVN 74 CSG entered the Guam Operating Area and will conduct several days of exercises while in the region.

February 19, USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AoO) to conduct Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in regional waters, as well as to provide support for ground forces operating in Afghanistan and Iraq.

February 23, Operating in the North Arabian Sea, the aircraft carrier launched an F/A-18C Hornet from the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323, beginning the strike group’s first combat mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

March 20, A pilot assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, ejected from his F/A-18C "Hornet" at approximately 3:19 p.m. (local time) in the North Arabian Sea. The search and rescue (SAR) helicopter recovered the pilot at 3:35 p.m. and transported to Stennis where a further medical evaluation will be conducted.

March 27, USS John C. Stennis entered the Persian Gulf, escorted by the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam, to conduct a dual-carrier exercise with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group.

April 4, CVN 74 returned to the North Arabian Sea following its first port visit in the Middle East.

April 16, USS John C. Stennis completed a month-long operations with the French nuclear powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91) in the North Arabian Sea.

May 11, The Stennis CSG reached the halfway point of their deployment May 10, while on station in the Persian Gulf. Since arriving in the U.S. 5th Fleet AoO, CVW-9 has flown 6,939 hours and has dropped more than 56,000 pounds of ordnance in support of coalition forces operating on the ground in Afghanistan.

May 12, Cmdr. Larry Vincent relieved Cmdr. Murray Tynch as CO of the HS-8 "Eightballers".

May 13, Cmdr. Muhammad Muzzafar F. Khan relieved Cmdr. Timothy Langdon as commanding officer of VS-31 "Topcats" during a ceremony held at sea aboard USS John C. Stennis. Khan is the first Muslim to take command of an operational aviation squadron in the U.S. Navy.

May 23, USS John C. Stennis and USS Nimitz CSG-s and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Expeditionary Strike Group entered the Persian Gulf to conduct missions in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and perform Expeditionary Strike Force (ESF) training.

June 14, CVN 74 returned to North Arabian Sea, following its six-day port visit to Jebel Ali, U.A.E.

June 18, The flight deck of USS John C. Stennis tallied it's 100,000th arrested landing with the trap of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, piloted by XO Cmdr. Clark Troyer and Lt. John Young, from VFA-154 "Black Knights" on June 15. The next morning, a ceremony was held on the aft mess decks and commemorative plaques containing a piece of the arresting gear wire were given to key Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 leadership.

June 22, The Stennis returned again to Persian Gulf to support operation Iraqi Freedom.

July 23, USS John C. Stennis departed Singapore after a five-day port call. She is scheduled to participate in Exercise Valiant Shield 2007 with the USS Nimitz and USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Groups. CVN 74 arrived in Hong Kong on 27th.

August 20, The Stennis Carrier Strike Group arrived in Pearl Harbor after a five-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet AoO. While there, CVW 9 flew more than 7,900 sorties providing more than 22,000 flight hours and dropping nearly 90,000 pounds of ordnance in support of coalition forces operating on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. The ship will pick up family and friends for a "Tiger Cruise" heading back to San Diego Aug. 27.

August 31, USS John C. Stennis returned to Bremerton after a seven-and-a-half month deployment. The aircraft carrier will soon commence its post-overseas movement standdown to give the crew some well-deserved time off before the ship begins its docked planned incremental availability later this year where it will undergo about six months of maintenance and upgrades.

September 28, CVN 74 pulled to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard dry dock for a six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) period. During the maintenance period, Stennis will receive major upgrades to its potable water system, combat and self defense systems, navigational systems, electrical load centers and numerous other components.

January 23, 2008 USS John C. Stennis departed dry dock on Jan. 18, but the maintenance period is scheduled to last until March.

March 28, JCS returned to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton after a four-day sea trials completing the six-month maintenance period.

May 12, The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is currently off the coast of southern California conducting Naval Aviation Training Command carrier qualifications with Training Air Wings One and Two.

May 26, The Stennis is off the West Coast for a Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and the Final Evaluation Period.

June 19, CVN 74 is currently conducting Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the coast of southern California.

September 18, Capt. Joseph W. Kuzmick relieved Capt. Bradley Johanson as the CO of USS John C. Stennis in a change-of-command ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay.

September 23, The John C. Stennis departed homeport for a two-month underway period to conduct FRSCQ, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX), with Carrier Strike Group Three (CSG 3) and Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW 9), off the coast of southern California.

October 9, The Stennis became the first aircraft carrier that successfully launched the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), RIM-162 D-1, during a Combat System Ship's Qualification Trials on Oct. 7.

November 5, The JCS Carrier Strike Group successfully completed COMPTUEX off the West Coast.

November 21, CVN 74 returned to Bremerton, Wash., after completing a Joint Task Force Exercise off the coast of southern California Nov. 16.

January 13, 2009 USS John C. Stennis departed homeport for a scheduled western Pacific deployment.

February 10, The Stennis CSG is currently participating in undersea warfare exercise, with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

February 17, The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, along with USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Cowpens (CG 63) and USS Kidd (DDG 100), arrived in Hong Kong for a scheduled port visit.

February 27, USS John C. Stennis pulled to Sasebo, Japan, for a routine port call.

March 11, CVN 74 Carrier Strike Group arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea, to participate in Key Resolve/Foal Eagle '09 exercise.

March 16, Two Russian Ilyushin IL-38 "May" maritime patrol aircraft overflew the Stennis by an altitude of 500 feet, about 80 nautical miles off the coast of Pohang.

April 9, USS John C. Stennis CSG arrived in Laem Chabang, Thailand, for a scheduled port visit.

April 24, The Stennis Sailor was killed in Singapore after he was crushed between the massive ship’s hull and a boat from which he was trying to close a drain on the carrier’s side. The aircraft carrier arrived today for a scheduled port call.

April 29, Rear Adm. Mark A. Vance, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 3, relieved of duty Cmdr. David L. Burnham, the John C. Stennis XO, after he was found guilty of "personal misconduct" at an admiral’s mast. Lt. Cmdr. Charles Brown, spokesman for Naval Air Forces, said that Burnham’s relief was not related to the death of Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Gatlin Scott Green, who was killed last Friday in Singapore.

May 4, Cmdr. Todd R. Marzano relieved Cmdr. Jeffrey J. Czerewko, as CO of the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, during an aerial change of command ceremony.

June 10, CVN 74 departed Naval Station Pearl Harbor after a two-week port visit.

June 17, The John C. Stennis is currently in the Gulf of Alaska participating in a joint Exercise Northern Edge 2009.

June 29, The Stennis pulled to Everett, Wash., to pick up family and friends for a Tiger Cruise. The ship will travel to San Diego to offload Carrier Air Wing Nine before heading home. The aircraft from CVW 9 flew more than 7250 sorties, consisting of approximately 12,747 flight hours with a sortie completion rate of 97 percent during deployment.

July 10, USS John C. Stennis returned to Bremerton after a six-month underway period.

September 14, The JCS departed homeport for fleet replacement carrier qualifications off the coast of southern California.

November 5, The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier pulled to NAS North Island for a brief port call and to embark Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9.

November 23, USS John C. Stennis returned home after completing its strike group sustainment exercise (SUSTAINEX) off the coast of southern California. The strike group includes USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Milius (DDG 69). Also participating were USS Curts (FFG 38), USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and USS Princeton (CG 59). The strike group also rehearsed with Canadian Navy ships HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283), HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) and HMCS Protectuer (AOR 509).

December 2, CVN 74 departed Bremerton for FRS-CQ off the coast of southern California. The Stennis returned to homeport Dec. 18.

January 24, 2010 USS John C. Stennis departed Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego for carrier qualifications off the West Coast. The JCS returned home Feb. 19.

March 12, USS John C. Stennis departed homeport for fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications (FRSCQ) and to perform a major ammunition offload in preparation for a planned incremental availability (PIA) maintenance period.

March 23, For the first time in 15 years EA-6B Prowlers from the "Garudas" of Electronic Attack Squadron 134 landed on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier March 18. VAQ-134 is currently completing CQ aboard the Stennis before joining Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 later this year.

April 2, CVN 74 returned to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton after qualifying thirty-four new pilots from five squadrons and offloading 2.5 million pounds of ammunition in two days.

December 18, The Stennis returned to homeport after a four-day underway for sea trials and ammunition onload at Naval Magazine Indian Island, Wash., completing the six-month PIA at the PSNS&IMF.

January 14, 2011 USS John C. Stennis departed Bremerton for a routine work-ups off the coast of southern California.

February 10, The John C. Stennis pulled into Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, to participate in a Centennial of Naval Aviation celebration. The aircraft carrier will held an "open house" on Saturday along with USS Peleliu (LHA 5) and USS Pinckney (DDG 91).

February 28, The Stennis departed San Diego for a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment. CVN 74 returned to Bremerton, Wash., March 8.

March 18, Capt. Ronald Reis relieved Capt. Joseph W. Kuzmick as CO of the USS John C. Stennis during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship.

March 24, The Stennis departed homeport for fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications (FRS-CQ) off the coast of southern California.

March 30, Eight Sailors, one Marine and two civilian workers aboard the USS John C. Stennis were injured when an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to "Sharpshooters" of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101, suffered a catastrophic engine failure at 2.50 p.m. and subsequently caught fire. The ship returned to Bremerton April 8.

April 29, USS John C. Stennis departed homeport for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of southern California.

May 24, Rear Adm. Craig S. Faller relieved Rear Adm. Joseph P. Aucoin as Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the Stennis.

May 31, CVN 74 pulled into Naval Air Station North Island for a brief port call before participating in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX).

June 2, Cmdr. Todd Glasser relieved Cmdr. Jeffrey Vorce as CO of the "Raptors" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, during an aerial change-of-command ceremony.

June 13, The Stennis returned to Bremerton, Wash., after completing its last training exercise.

July 25, USS John C. Stennis departed homeport for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

July 28, CVN 74 pulled into Naval Air Station North Island to embark members of CVW 9. The Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 will depart San Diego July 29.

August 9, The Stennis CSG is currently participating in undersea warfare exercise (USWEX) off the coast of Hawaii.

August 27, USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group cancelled its scheduled port visit to Manila Bay, Philippines, due to bad weather conditions brought by Typhoon Mina.

September 4, The John C. Stennis pulled into Port Klang, Malaysia, for a four-day visit to Kuala Lumpur.

September 21, USS John C. Stennis pulled into Khalifa Bin Salman Port at Hidd for a four-day visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

October 9, Aircraft from CVW-9 recently launched its first combat sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

November 14, CVN 74 recently pulled into Jebel Ali, U.A.E., for a scheduled port visit to Dubai.

December 18, An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Golden Hawks" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112, completed the last command and control mission for U.S. forces over Iraq, effectively ending naval support for Operation New Dawn.

December 27, USS John C. Stennis departed Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, after a four-day port call.

January 26, 2012 The Stennis CSG pulled into Changi Naval Base for a scheduled port visit to Singapore.