Lt. Jo Cartagena of Royal Palm Beach is currently serving aboard the USS Ronald Reagan. Shown here, Cartagena (left) works on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in the Philippine Sea on Nov. 12. 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. Photo by Eric Stanton/U.S. Navy
