170911-N-OY799-147 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2017) An E-2D Hawkeye early warning and attack aircraft assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during carrier qualifications. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)