PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2020) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Carlos Alonso, from Harlem, New York, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter 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)