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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class George Cardenas

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class George Cardenas ()

SAGAMI WAN (Nov. 6, 2022) Adm. Mike Gilday, left, chief of naval operations, speaks with Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Jenna Lucas, from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in the commanding officer’s in-port cabin of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as part of a ship tour during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Review 2022 in the Sagami Wan, Nov. 6. 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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