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160304-N-GZ947-152 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 4, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, currently embarked aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), conducts routine flight operations during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). A People's Liberation Army (Navy) vessel is seen shadowing Stennis during her patrol in the South China Sea. John C. Stennis Strike Group is conducting a routine patrol in international waters in the 7th Fleet Area of Operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago / Released)