Virginia Beach native operates radar equipment in the pilot house aboard USS Ronald Reagan

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 4, 2024) – Quartermaster Seaman Amya Williams, from Virgina Beach, Virginia, operates radar equipment in the pilot house aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a fueling-at-sea with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) in the Philippine Sea, June 4. 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 Seaman Apprentice Kyree Rogers