PHILIPPINE SEA (June 4, 2024) Machinery Repairman 1st Class Adam Lachman, from East Meadow, New York, operates a lathe to turn a piece of steel in the machine repair shop aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, June 4. 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 Timothy Dimal)