PHILIPPINE SEA (May 23, 2021) Sailors direct an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), May 23, 2021. 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 Quinton A. Lee)