200616-N-ML137-1011 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 16, 2020) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Stephen McFadden, from Los Angeles, assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 attaches a Mark 76 practice bomb to an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) providing aviation assets the equipment they need to accomplish the mission. 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)