210615-N-ML137-1095 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 15, 2021) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Adrian Buie, from Garner, North Carolina, assigned to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, signals an MH-60R Seahawk to lift off 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.

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