Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) James Tatunay,

Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) James Tatunay, from Riverside, California, reports the status as they pull up the NIXIE torpedo countermeasure system on the fantail 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 region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Oswald Felix Jr.)