PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2021) – Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Maungwai Soe, from Rochester, New York, supervises flight operations on the flight deck of the U.S. 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, 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)