160429-N-EH218-127 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 29, 2016) – The guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) prepares to pull alongside the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) to conduct a replenishment-at-sea. 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)