200709-N-DL524-1077 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 9, 2020) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Daniel Bannish, right, from Boston, and Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Joseph Lorenzo, from Brooksville, Florida, adjust the pitch control rods on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Golden Eagles of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erica Bechard/Released)