200615-N-ML137-1061 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2020) Aviation Boatswain�s Mate (Equipment) Airman Brithza Mora, from Sierra Vista, Arizona, performs checks on the catapult system during flight operations, ensuring equipment is combat ready, as an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the �Royal Maces� of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from 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 collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer/Released)