190624-N-PL543-1045 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 24, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Darrias Lewis, from, Racine, Wisconsin (front) and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Conner Chambers, from St. Petersburg, Florida (back), handle the messenger line during a fueling-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), onboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The messenger line is used to feed the fueling probe to the receiving ship during fueling-at-sea 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)