200729-N-ML137-1076 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 29, 2020)

200729-N-ML137-1076 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 29, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Lev Schlov, from Pittsburgh, installs a slot seal into a catapult 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 collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)