191016-N-LI114-1381 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 16, 2019) A Sailor signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet to launch from the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during night flight operations. 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. Jarmiolowksi/Released)