200624-N-RF825-1063 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 24, 2020) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Knighthawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 offloads supplies on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3). Reagan’s ability to conduct replenishment-at-sea provides the strike group with a tactical advantage of sustained operational presence. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton/Released)