200526-N-ML137-1115 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2020) Sailors

200526-N-ML137-1115 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2020) Sailors prepare to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 on the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)

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