180722-N-OY799-0196 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (July 22, 2018) Boat crew members support themselves on monkey lines as they are lowered during small boat operations 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 Kenneth Abbate/Released)