191014-N-LI114-1070 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 14, 2019) The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) approaches USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) to perform 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 Seaman Michael B. Jarmiolowski/Released)