INDIAN OCEAN (July 21, 2023) Lt. Brandon White, from Sharpsburg, Kentucky, and Lt. John Brennan, from Nashville, Tennessee, direct an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 on the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Indian Ocean, July 21, 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 CSG 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 Keyly Santizo)