PHILIPPINE SEA (June 3, 2023) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Tracer Dumas, from Marblehead, Mass., assigned to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, signals that an E-2D Hawkeye from VAW-125 is ready to take off from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, June 3, 2023. E-2D Hawkeyes perform tactical airborne, early warning missions to provide valuable information to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 as it plans and executes operations. 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 2nd Class Michael B. Jarmiolowski)