PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 3, 2020) Sailors prepare to launch an EA-18G Growler, attached to the Shadowhawks of the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, front, and an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Diamondbacks of the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, 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 Quinton A. Lee)