PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 21, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Julius Dabu, from Chula Vista, California, oversees a replenishment-at-sea evolution between the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 21, 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 Heather McGee)