160304-N-EH218-360 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Mar. 4, 2016) – Sailors maintain control of the phone-and-distance line during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Mobile Bay is operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)