190728-N-PL543-1352 CORAL SEA (July 28, 2019) Hospitalman

190728-N-PL543-1352 CORAL SEA (July 28, 2019) Hospitalman Bradley Hodges, from Indianapolis, treats a simulated patient during a mass casualty drill in the hangar bay of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Mass casualty drills provide the ship’s medical and stretcher bearer team members the opportunity to treat simulated minor, serious and fatal injuries during realistic training scenarios. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyra M. Campbell)