160529-N-GZ947-061: SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 29, 2016) - Seaman Elmer Gacad, from San Jose, California, and Seaman Sovandara Ear, from Long Beach, California, heave the phone and distance line on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea with fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, John C. 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)