160204-N-EH218-046 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 4, 2016) – The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) prepares to pull alongside the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) to conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Mobile Bay, assigned to the Stennis strike group, is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)