190814-N-PL543-1082 PHILIPPINE SEA (August 14, 2019) The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) approaches the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) prior to a replenishment-at-sea. 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)