By Lt. Cmdr. Jessica Anderson | USS John C. Stennis Public Affairs | Jan. 24, 2019

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In this file photo, a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the "Crusaders" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). CVW-11 is currently embarked aboard John C. Stennis conducting carrier qualifications. (Photo by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Leonard) Photo Details

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), Nov. 13, 2018. John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 in the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (Photo by MC3 Nick Bauer) Photo Details

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Sailors watch from the flight deck as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) pulls in to Singapore. John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (Photo by MCSN Joshua Leonard) Photo Details

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), Nov. 13, 2018. John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 in the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (Photo by MC3 Nick Bauer) Photo Details

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INDIAN OCEAN -- The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) received supplies as part of a temporary cargo transfer initiative in Sri Lanka, beginning Jan. 24.



A C-2A Greyhound carrier onboard delivery aircraft from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30) operated from Bandaranaike International Airport near Colombo. The C-2A received a variety of supplies transferred earlier in the week from a U.S. Navy C-40A Clipper logistics aircraft and then flown back to John C. Stennis.



Supplies included spare parts, tools, personal mail, paper goods, and other items.



“Support services went well during our first stop in Sri Lanka in early December 2018,” said, Lt. Cmdr. Brett Learner, Officer in Charge, VRC-30. “The opportunity to conduct a temporary cargo transfer in Colombo for a second time provides a resource in a strategic location in the Indian Ocean that we can leverage while in the area.”



The temporary cargo transfer initiative facilitates airstrips and short-term storage facilities to receive large-scale shipments to move out in various directions in smaller shipments, allowing ships to continue operating at sea by receiving the right material at the right place and time. The initiative promotes Sri Lanka’s growing role as a regional hub for logistics and commerce.



“Sri Lanka’s leaders have outlined their vision for the country’s regional engagement that reflects its location at the nexus of the Indo-Pacific and seizes the opportunities that this unique position presents,” said U.S. Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz. “We are happy to support this vision through a range of mutually beneficial initiatives, such as contracting Sri Lankan services and goods to support U.S. military and commercial vessels that often transit the Indo-Pacific’s busy sea lanes.”



No cargo, military equipment, or personnel associated with this initiative will remain in Sri Lanka after completion of the cargo transfers.

