180815-N-OY799-0180 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Aug. 15, 2018) An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 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/Released)