190709-N-IS471-0021 BRISBANE, Australia (July 9, 2019) Machinist Mate 1st Class Stedroy Rose, from New York, assigned to the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), samples Australian snacks while talking to patients during a community relations project at Mater Private Hospital Rehab Center. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Glenn Slaughter/Released)