INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2021) An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the �Tiger Tails� of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, launches from the flight deck of 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 3rd Class Santiago Navarro)