191001-N-PL543-1058 SOUTH CHINA SEA (October 01, 2019) Seaman Natasha Roberts, from White Plains, New York, uses binoculars while standing aft lookout aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Lookouts watch for air and surface contacts and stay alert in case of a man overboard. 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)