180510-N-UD522-0354 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2018) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares for take off aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). John C. Stennis and Mobile Bay are underway with the ships and squadrons of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 conducting group sail training in preparation for its next scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David A. Brandenburg/Released)