PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 23, 2022) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Tyler Ripley, from Dallas, operates the central charging panel for a catapult launching system beneath the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 23, 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)