PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 7, 2020) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Twomil Howard, from Rochester, New York, scrubs the arresting gear wire on 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 3rd Class Gabriel A. Martinez)