180713-N-OY799-0294 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 13, 2018) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Diego Salvador, from Miami, observes Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Jordan Cox, from Joplin, Mo., direct an aircraft on the flight deck of 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 Kenneth Abbate/Released)