Somewhere in the Arabian Sea

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Life aboard the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea that supported bombing missions over Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Only a few dozen people on board actually fly F-18s and F-14's. It takes the rest of the crew - over 5,000 people - to keep them in the air. The entire hour is devoted to this story.

Learn more or listen again to this week's episode, which was first broadcast on March 1, 2002.

 

Banner image: US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman

Credits

Host:

Ira Glass