ARABIAN SEA (Aug 6, 2021) From left, Lt. Rodney Wagstaff, U.S. Air Force Maj. Fernando Suito Acuna, Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) combat plans lead, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gregory Hartman, executive assistant, Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Nathan Christie, CAOC director, and Capt. Michael Sweeney, deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, observe an E-2D Hawkeye reconnaissance plane, attached to the “Tiger Tails” of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan 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 and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Quinton A. Lee)