U.S. sailors signal a pilot to test the vertical stabilizers of an F/A-18E Super Hornet during a preflight test on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 13, 2015. The Reagan and Carrier Air Wing provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke