201009-N-RF825-1046 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 9, 2020) Lt.

201009-N-RF825-1046 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 9, 2020) Lt. Cmdr. Alexander Gregg signals a F/A -18E Super Hornet attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 Detachment 5 to take off from the flight deck the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton)