160120-N-MY174-066 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Nathan Bucholz, from Bremerton, Wash., and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Carter Sluyter, from Graham, Wash., prepare to fold the national ensign aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Stennis as part of the great green fleet is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tomas Compian/Released)