160810-N-BR087-079 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2016) Sailors man the rails aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship pulls in to San Diego. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 is disembarking from John C. Stennis in San Diego before the ship returns to its homeport in Bremerton, Washington. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, John C. Stennis is returning from a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cole C. Pielop/Released)