Editing USS John C. Stennis (section)

===2001===
On 21 May 2001, the ship served as "the world's largest and most expensive outdoor theater" for the world premiere of the Disney film ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]''. More than 2,000 people attended the premiere on the ship, which had special grandstand seating and one of the world's largest movie screens assembled on the flight deck.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dao |first1=James |title=Carrier Turns Theater for Premiere of 'Pearl Harbor' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/22/us/carrier-turns-theater-for-premiere-of-pearl-harbor.html |access-date=15 October 2019 |work=New York Times |date=22 May 2001}}</ref>

Following the [[September 11 attacks]], ''John C. Stennis'' conducted [[Noble Eagle]] missions off the U.S. West Coast. In 2000 and 2001, ''John C. Stennis'' was part of [[Carrier Group 7]].

On 12 November 2001, two months earlier than scheduled, the ship left on her third deployment to the [[U.S. Fifth Fleet]] area of responsibility in support of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]], returning to San Diego on 28 May 2002. From June 2002 to January 2003, ''JCS'' underwent a seven-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA).