PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 22, 2016) - Sailors prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 for launch on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck while Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JDS Murasame (DD-106) steams alongside. 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.

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