151126-N-TE278-031 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Nov. 26,

151126-N-TE278-031 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Nov. 26, 2015) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) William Sum, left, Air Department crash and salvage leading chief petty officer, attaches crash and salvage equipment to a crane during a simulated emergency exercise on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paolo Bayas/Released)