180531-N-PJ626-141 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (May 31, 2018) Sailors fire a .50-caliber machine gun from the fantail of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a live-fire exercise. The live-fire exercise was part of a small arms qualification course. 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 3rd Class Kaila Peters/Released)