PHILIPPINE SEA (July 26, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mates (Fuels) stand by as an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 125 refuels 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)