SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 21, 2018) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Xavier Hall, from Belleville, Ill., stands watch in the combat direction center of the Navy's 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 collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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