PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 22, 2020) Lt. Mark Putnam, from Duluth, Georgia, observes the flight deck as an E/A-18G Growler attached to the Shadowhawks of the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 prepares to land on 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 Gabriel A. Martinez)