220808-N-SI601-1011 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 8, 2022) Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Ian Sambells, from Daytona, Florida, blows a whistle while monitoring the torpedo countermeasure system, referred to as ‘Nixie,’ on the fantail aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 8. 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.

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