PHILIPPINE SEA. Senior Chief GunnerÕs Mate Bryan Hagenberger, right, from Norfolk, Virginia, observes Capt. Daryle Cardone, center, commanding officer of the U.S. NavyÕs only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as he fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail, in the Philippine Sea. 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 3rd Class Oswald Felix Jr.)PHILIPPINE SEA. The band ÒVertical HorizonÓ performs a concert in the hangar bay of the U.S. NavyÕs only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea. ÒVertical HorizonÓ performed for the crew as part of a tour organized by Navy Entertainment, which provides Sailors with quality entertainment while overseas and on deployed ships at sea. 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 3rd Class Gray Gibson)PHILIPPINE SEA. Mark Pacificar, front, bassist for the band ÒVertical Horizon,Ó shoots an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, off the flight deck of the U.S. NavyÕs only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea. ÒVertical HorizonÓ performed for the crew as part of a tour organized by Navy Entertainment, which provides Sailors with quality entertainment while overseas and on deployed ships at sea. 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 Michael B. Jarmiolowski)PHILIPPINE SEA . Sailors conduct night inspections on a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM-77) aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) in the Philippine Sea on Nov. 4, 2022. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of its allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stack)