PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 19, 2020) An E-2D Hawkeye attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 takes 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)