201018-N-WS494-1035 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 18, 2020)

201018-N-WS494-1035 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 18, 2020) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Apprentice Joshua Barraza, left, from Porterville, California, and Airman Brayden Garcia, from Winslow, Arizona, prepare to fire shot lines during a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) on 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 3rd Class Quinton A. Lee)