PHILIPPINE SEA (June 6, 2024) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jack Gerth, from Duluth, Minnesota, observes an Mark 15 Phalanx close-in weapon system fire during a pre-aim calibration live-fire exercise on the fantail of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, June 6, 2024. 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 Jordan C. Brown)