PHILIPPINE SEA (June 3, 2021) The U.S. Navy�s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), approaches fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) for a replenishment-at-sea. 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 Thomas Leishman)