PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 4, 2023) Lt. Samuel Schultz, center, from Chicago, speaks with Sailors about officer programs during an officer roundtable event hosted by the Ronald Reagan 2nd and 3rd Class Petty Officer Association in a wardroom aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 4, 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 Evan Mueller)