221021-N-UF592-1019 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 21, 2022) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Shekhar Sahdev, left, from New York, and Chief Logistics Specialist Adelbert Matanza, from Olongapo City, Philippines, observe a vertical replenishment on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 21. 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 Eric Stanton)