160605-N-KH151-113 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2016) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Albert Howard, from Houston; Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Kristina Ingram, from Montgomery, Alabama and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Gabriel Cabrera, from Sioux City, Iowa, stand by to load ordnance in a weapons elevator aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force, which 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 3rd Class Eduardo Otero/Released)