160130-N-GZ947-133 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Matthew Fitzgerald directs Aviation Boatswian's Mate (Handling) Airman Willie-Earl Reed while towing an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)