190627-N-PL543-2012 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 27, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Colton Doyle, from Waxahachie, Texas, conducts a daily maintenance check on a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 on the flight deck of 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. Campbell/Released)