170516-N-OY799-109 YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 16, 2017) Sailors man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship prepared to commence its 2017 patrol. Ronald Reagan is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, providing a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)