PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 12, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Adam Lang, from Lascassas, Tenn., shows a Philippine navy sailor how to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 on the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 12, 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 Seaman Natasha ChevalierLosada)