SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2023) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Timothy Andrews, from Memphis, Tennessee, takes a JP-5 fuel sample aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the South China Sea, July 7, 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 Kazia Ream)