210625-N-LI114-2001 ARABIAN SEA (June 25, 2021) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Ren Frank, from Sedalia, Colorado, explains his role aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 5 and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.(U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael B. Jarmiolowski)
