170630-N-HI376-193 SOUTH PACIFIC (June 30, 2017) The forward-deployed Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts flight operations in the South Pacific. Ronald Reagan is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy Graham/Released)