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PHILIPPINE SEA (August 2, 2019) Capt. Forrest Young, left, and Capt. Michael Rovenolt, far right, Commander, Carrier Air Wing 5, walk away from their aircraft on the flight deck aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) after Carrier Air Wing 5’s (CVW 5) change of command ceremony. Young was relieved as commanding officer of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 by Rovenolt. 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 region.