200704-N-WS494-3047 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 4, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5. The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups are conducting dual-carrier operations in the Philippine Sea as the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Quinton A. Lee/Released)