200718-N-JK118-1015 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 18, 2020) The Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with 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 Seaman Thomas F. Leishman/Released)