PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2021) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Derek Wheaton, from Jacksonville, Florida, observes the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12. 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 2nd Class Jason Tarleton)