USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JS Ohnami (DD 111) and JS Yamagiri (DD 152).

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 16, 2022) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers (JMSDF) JS Ohnami (DD 111) and JS Yamagiri (DD 152) steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2022. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF routinely conduct naval exercises together, strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. 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 2nd Class Caleb Dyal) 220816-N-IG750-1154

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