Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Adam Lachman, from East Meadow, New York, recently instructed Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Zachary Ison, from Leesburg, Ohio, on how to properly hold a hose during a general quarters drill aboard the U.S. 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 collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.