INDIAN OCEAN (July 29, 2023) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Ryan Lee, from Lyndhurst, New Jersey, instructs Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Devin Pacheco, from San Diego, California, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) Airman Sean Carlos Tamse, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, on unloading procedures during a live-fire exercise aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Indian Ocean, July 29, 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 3rd Class Timothy Dimal)