160204-N-MY174-016 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 4, 2016) Sailors handle a phone and distance line on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Rainier (T-AOE 6). Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tomas Compian/Released)