190817-N-PL543-1184 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 17, 2019) Sailors assigned to security department fire M9 pistols during a small arms gun shoot aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Small arms gun qualifications maintain anti-terrorism force protection operational readiness. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 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)