180722-N-OY799-0049 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (July 22, 2018) Aviation Boatswwain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Melchor Valladares, from Lynwood, Calif., directs an EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 on the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during airwing fly-off. 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)