]PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 12, 2021) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Harold Garcia, top, from Winslow, Arizona, observes as Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Emilio Marquez, from Yauco, Puerto Rico, fires an M240 machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail 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)