PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2020) The Navy�s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) approaches the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Allen Shepherd (T-AKE 3) during a replenishment-at-sea. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Askia Collins)