Stock Photo - Pacific Ocean (August 6, 2007) - Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Devon Liss (left) and Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class McKinnley Brown (right) from the ´Wildcards´ of Helicopter Combat Support (HSC) 23 detached to USNS Brigde (T-AOE 10) run clear from the flight deck as a MH-60S helicopter picks up pallets during a vertical replenishment with USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The Wildcards, as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime operations. Maritime operations help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico ).