160115-N-DA737-118 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 15, 2016) - Machinist's Mate Fireman Edgar David Acosta, from Dallas, mans the rails on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck as the ship gets underway for a regularly scheduled deployment. Providing a combat-ready force to protect and defend collective maritime interests, Stennis is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations for a Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang / Released)