200624-N-WS494-1046 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 24, 2020) Airman Victor Roque, from Onalaska, Washington, left, and Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Braden McDonald, from Colquitt, Georgia, observes the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald 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 collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Quinton A. Lee/Released)