180816-N-OY799-0554 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Aug. 16, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Hunter Carroll, from Sumrall, Miss., takes a sample of JP-5 fuel at a fueling station aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). 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)