PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 7, 2020) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Elijah Boughton, from Paris Island, South Carolina, cleans an arresting gear platform 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)