Keywords: US Navy 070810-N-2659P-063 An SH-60F Seahawk assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 8, attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, hovers near the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN Aug 10 2007 - An SH-60F Seahawk assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron HS 8 attached to Carrier Air Wing CVW 9 hovers near the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis CVN 74 acting as plane guard during exercise Valiant Shield 2007 A plane guard is in the air during flight operations to respond in the event of a man overboard or aircraft incident The John C Stennis Kitty Hawk and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups are participating in Valiant Shield the largest joint exercise in recent history Held in the Guam operating area the exercise includes 30 ships more than 280 aircraft and more than 20 000 service members from the Navy Air Force Marine Corps and Coast Guard U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Perkins RELEASED 2007-08-10 070810-N-2659P-063 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 49360 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Perkins PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS John C Stennis CVN-74 Plane guards helicopter Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 United States Navy |