200717-N-RF825-1072 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 17, 2020) Lt. Michael Watson, left, and Lt. Kristin Hope signal an EA-18G Growler attached to the "Shadowhawks" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 to take off 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 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 Jason Tarleton/Released)