PHILIPPINE SEA (June 5, 2024) Midshipman 2nd Class Seneca Sowers, from Visalia, California, requests permission to relieve the conning officer in the pilot house of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a midshipmen's in the Philippine Sea, June 5. 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 Heather McGee)