USS Ronald Reagan celebrates Black History Month at Yokosuka NB

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emily R. Johnson
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emily R. Johnson

USS Ronald Reagan celebrates Black History Month at Yokosuka NB

by 3rd Class Emily R. Johnson
USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)
February 28, 2022

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 24, 2022) Capt. Fred Goldhammer, middle, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Command Master Chief Christopher King, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Joe Appleby, cut a cake in celebration of Black History Month on the aft mess decks. 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.

 

 

 

 

 

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