200908-N-DL524-1031 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 8, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class David Cannon, from Jasper, Texas, signals as an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, prepares to launch from the flight deck of 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 region. ( Navy phot

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200908-N-DL524-1031 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 8, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class David Cannon, from Jasper, Texas, signals as an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, prepares to launch from the flight deck of 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 region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica Bechard)

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