Flying High Above USS John C. Stennis tests equipment with the help of a small aircraft October 15, 2014 5:21 pm Tags: Central Kitsap Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducts pier-side alignments and testing of combat systems equipment. These alignments require use of high and low power radars and nearly 20 overflights of the ship by a contracted aircraft at a flyover altitude of a minimum of 1 Tags: Central Kitsap