121218-N-LV331-078 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 18, 2012) - Sailors hurry to slide a pallet of food away from the receiving area of the flight deck aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) during a vertical replenishment. Mobile Bay is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales/Released)