U.S. Navy: Force of the FutureNimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) works with Military Sealift Command (MSC) am-munition ship USNS Flint (T-AE 32) as the aircraft carrier unloads all of her weapons signaling the beginning of the end of the carriers surge de-ployment. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway in support of operations in the South China Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call20 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MARCH 2017MR #3 (18-25).indd 20 MR #3 (18-25).indd 20 3/6/2017 10:39:04 AM3/6/2017 10:39:04 AM