the 7th Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
commissioned on 9 December 1995
in service - Operations in Iraq [Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)] and Afghanistan [Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)]
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USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 & HMS Illustrious
USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 (left), the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (right) in the Persian Gulf on April 9, 1998 - Operation Southern Watch.