190926-N-PL543-1053 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 26, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Carlos Gamble, from Atlanta, directs an E-2D Hawleye assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 aboard 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)