PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2020) Lt. Patrick Boensel, from Salinas, California, right, signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 to launch 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 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)