200711-N-ML137-1045 INDIAN OCEAN (July 11, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Nathalie Apostol, from Anaheim, California, directs an aircraft while an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from 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 collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer/Released)