180722-N-OY799-0136 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (July 22, 2018) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Austin Cotton, from Los Angeles, stands topside arresting wire watch as a C-2A Greyhound assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 lands 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)