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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 18, 2020) Airman Brianey Casillas, left, from Downey, Calif., clears the launch area after hooking up an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 to a catapult as Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Nickayly English, from Metropolis, Ill., mans the catapult phone talker station on the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in support of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)