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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan EstradaEguizabal

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan EstradaEguizabal ()

INDIAN OCEAN (July 20, 2023) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class Raoul Bolduc, from Iwakuni, Japan, assigned to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, performs a preflight gear check aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Indian Ocean, July 20, 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.

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