S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman

S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Recruit Teresa Mercado, right, from West Richland, Washington, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Oscar Montalvo, left, from Bronzeville, Texas, tend to a simulated patient during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Sea, April 11, 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 Seaman Jarrod A. Schad)