USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts fueling-at-sea with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114

240604-N-SI601-1089 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 4, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) 2nd Class Erick Broadnax, left, from Covington, Georgia, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Armani Powell, from Rochester, New York, heave a fueling line off the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a fueling-at-sea with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), in the Philippine Sea, June 4. 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 2nd Class Daniel G. Providakes)