190620-N-CL027-2239 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 20, 2019) An E/A-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 and an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 launch 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 2nd Class Janweb B. Lagazo/Released)