Shipbuilders Wesley Smith, left, and Clay O’Brien attach a time capsule to the interior of the main mast of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a mast-stepping ceremony on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The ceremony followed a major evolution this spring when the shipyard installed the ship’s new main mast as part of the aircraft carrier’s mid-life refueling and complex overhaul (Photo by Ashley Cowan/HII).
Shipbuilders Wesley Smith, left, and Clay O’Brien attach a time capsule to the interior of the main mast of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a mast-stepping ceremony on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The ceremony followed a major evolution this spring when the shipyard installed the ship’s new main mast as part of the aircraft carrier’s mid-life refueling and complex overhaul (Photo by Ashley Cowan/HII).