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MILITARY SPOTLIGHT: Lafayette sailor serves aboard the USS Stockdale

Posted at 10:59 AM, Mar 29, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-29 12:02:10-04
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nick Bauer)
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nick Bauer)

 

U.S. Navy Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Seaman Apprentice Vaughn Molay, from Lafayette, Louisiana, checks a chaff magazine temperature in the Arabian Sea, March 17, 2019.

The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nick Bauer)