160120-N-ZA585-022 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. (Jan. 20, 2016) - Sailors cast lines off the pier at Naval Air Station North Island, as USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) gets underway for a regularly scheduled deployment. 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 Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick Enright / Released)