190607-N-PL543-1127 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 6, 2019) Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Austin Goodrich from Mt. Juliet, Tennessee directs a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). 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)