PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 14, 2021) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jonathan Hernandez, from Fontana, California, directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy�s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a vertical replenishment. 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)