190620-N-AV746-0134 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 20, 2019) Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Patrick Zembol, from Romeo, Michigan, welds a stanchion in the weld shop aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). 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 1st Class Timothy M. Black/Released)