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231109-N-ER894-2087 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 9, 2023) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Sandra Zapata, from North Brunswick, New Jersey, right, assesses the simulated injuries of Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Gabriel Tabarez, from Paso Robles, California, during a mass casualty drill in a weapons magazine aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 9. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Dimal)