PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 28, 2022) - Senior Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Jeremy Carlson, left, from Broomfield, Colorado, briefs local representatives from Okinawa, Japan in flight deck control during a ship tour of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 28. 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.