180808-N-OY799-0019 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Aug. 08, 2018) Sailors standby with chalks and chains as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, lands 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)