PHILIPPINE SEA (June 3, 2023) The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), and USS Shiloh (CG 67), all attached to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, in the Philippine Sea, June 3, 2023. 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)