SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 25, 2021) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Kevin Huynh, from Knoxville, Tenn., stands lookout watch aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George Cardenas)