SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 17, 2020) An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 125, launches 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Askia Collins)