Petty Officer 2nd class Shannon Bavos embraces his son. Petty Officer 2nd class Shannon Bavos embraces his son on the pier in San Diego, Calif., after spending five months onboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) which returned from a deployment to the northern and western Pacific on Nov. 1, 2004. Bavos is a Navy aviation machinist's mate. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.03 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 028662-S-PRB82-189.jpg Photo Gallery