Houston native serves in the Indian Ocean aboard USS Ronald Reagan

Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Elijah Crowder, from Houston, bends aircraft hydraulic lines in the aviation hydraulics and pneumatics shop aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Indian Ocean, July 31, 2023. 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 3rd Class Jonathan EstradaEguizabal)