180715-N-PJ626-6956 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 15, 2018) The Navys forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), operates in the Philippine Sea during summer patrol. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaila V. Peters/Released)