190524-N-RF825-1524 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 24, 2019) Sailors shoot a M2HB .50-caliber machine gun off the fantail of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a proficiency and qualification evolution. 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-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton/Released)