200524-N-DL524-1163 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 24, 2020) Aviation Boatswain�s Mate (Handling) Airman Shania Sullivan, from Augusta, Georgia, directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 on the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erica Bechard/Released)