PHILIPPINE SEA (July 4, 2022) The Honor Guard parades the colors during an Independence Day celebration aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier the 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 Natasha ChevalierLosada)