190615-N-WZ681-0014 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 launches from the flight deck aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during flight 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 Seaman Apprentice Randy Lee Adams II/Released)