PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2024) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Kiara Feliciano, from Saint Augustine, Florida, right, and Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Bailey, from Post Falls, Idaho, standby as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, takes off from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the north Pacific Ocean, May 22, 2024. HSC-12, originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 on March 7, 1952, is the oldest active operational Navy helicopter squadron. 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 2nd Class Keyly Santizo)