WESTERN PACIFIC (Mar. 30, 2016) -- The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JDS Akebono (DD 108) steam in formation. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific, William P. Lawrence, commanded by Cmdr. Walter C. Mainor, 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 3rd Class Emiline L. M. Senn/Released)