Keywords: US Navy 070701-N-2659P-093 An F-A-18F Super Hornet F414 jet engine throttles to afterburner while being tested on the fantail aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).jpg en PERSIAN GULF July 1 2007 - An F/A-18F Super Hornet F414 jet engine throttles to afterburner while being tested on the fantail aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis CVN 74 Jet engines are tested by Stennis' aircraft intermediate maintenance department's jet engine repair shop to ensure they are in perfect working order before being reinstalled into aircraft Stennis and Carrier Air Wing CVW 9 are on a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism and maritime operations U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul J Perkins RELEASED 2007-07-01 070701-N-2659P-093 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 47801 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul J Perkins PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS John C Stennis CVN-74 Aircraft engine testbeds General Electric F414 |