One of the advantages of living in West Seattle is that because it is a peninsula it offers more views of the water than any other place in the city of Seattle. Today proved why that is sometimes impressive and
always fun. The USS John C Stennis headed out from Bremerton to California for training prior to a middle east deployment.

According to the ships on onboard blog, the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) is set for composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of southern California.

The Kitsap Sun reports that the aircraft carrier completed a $137 million maintenance period in December and that this training will be the first time it fully integrates with its strike group. That set of vessels includes Carrier Air Wing Nine, guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay, and guided missile destroyers USS Kidd, USS Dewey and USS Wayne E. Meyer, all from San Diego.

The carrier is under the command of Captain Ronald Reis while the strike group is led by Rear Admiral Joseph Aucoin.