201016-N-ZF088-1080 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 16, 2020) An MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, takes 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gabriel A. Martinez)

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