CELEBES SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Bernardo Sanderson, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, applies safety wire to a hold back bar in the hydraulic shop 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.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Quinton A. Lee)