EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 8, 2020) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Giancarlo Marquez, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 to approach a catapult 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 collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)