200707-N-DL524-1219 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2020)

200707-N-DL524-1219 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2020) Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Askia Collins, left, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 1st Class Brett Dieckman, from Medina, Ohio, both assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, sort and collect mail in the hangar bay of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment-at-sea with dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14). 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)