PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct 5, 2021) Aviation Boatswain�s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Zachary Fite, from Philadelphia, watches an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the �Dambusters� of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, launch 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 Gray Gibson)