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SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 18, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Nathaniel Jimenez, from Riverside, California, signals the crew of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) from the hangar bay of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment-at-sea. 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 Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Kimani J. Wint)