180807-N-OY799-0014 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Aug. 7, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Myles Collins directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 to land 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)