PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2022) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Myles Point, left, from Peace Dale, R.I., observes as Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Claude Roney III, from Atlanta, fires a M2A1 .50-caliber 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), in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 16, 2022. 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 Dallas A. Snider)