190624-N-PL543-1173 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 24, 2019) Yeoman 3rd Class Andrew Gent, from Ft. Laramie, Ohio, uses binoculars to observe operations 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). 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. Campbel/Releasedl)