160309-N-GZ947-047 WATERS TO SOUTH OF JAPAN (March 9, 2016) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Alejandro Valdez, from Needville, Texas, identifies contacts in the combat direction center aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago / Released)