190602-N-PL543-1033 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 2, 2019) Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate Matthew Ross drives a rigid-hull inflatable boat from the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during small boat operations. 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 Tyra M. Campbell/Released)