USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Sailors stand watch in the pilot house

240603-N-SO660-1032 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 3, 2024) Seaman Priscilla Guzman, from San Antonio, scans the sea for surface activity on vulture’s row aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, June 3. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Kyree Rogers)