ARABIAN SEA (July 19, 2021) Sailors practice handling a patient on a stretcher during a general quarters drill aboard aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Arabian Sea. Ronald Reagan is the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 5 and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George Cardenas)