180502-N-CL027-0030 YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 02, 2018) Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Calisia Brookes, from Cassville, Missouri, takes the late Navy-wide advancement exam on the forward mess decks 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 Janweb B. Lagazo)