200615-N-DL524-1010 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2020)

200615-N-DL524-1010 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2020) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Brandon Harris, right, from Lodi, California, issues handcuffs to Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Mellody Parungo, from Pago Pago, American Samoa, prior to commencing her roving watch in the armory of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Masters-at-Arms provide force-protection for Ronald Reagan Sailors 24 hours a day. 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 3rd Class Erica Bechard)