USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Yokosuka, Japan [Image 36 of 46]

YOKOSUKA, JAPAN

11.19.2023

Photo by Seaman Kaleb Birch 

USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)   

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 19, 2023) Seaman Matthew Smith, from Silverton, Oregon, heaves a mooring line on the fantail as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, following a six-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, Nov. 19. During Ronald Reagan’s deployment, the ship conducted multinational exercises with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy, Indonesian Navy, and Republic of Korea Navy, a multi-large deck event with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Strike Group 1, and JMSDF first-in-class helicopter destroyer, JS Hyuga (DDH 181), and visited Vietnam, Republic of Korea, and the Philippines. 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 Seaman Kaleb Birch)

• Date Taken: 11.19.2023
• Date Posted: 11.19.2023 03:13
• Photo ID: 8130037
• VIRIN: 231119-N-EC000-1210
• Resolution: 4800x3200
• Size: 2.54 MB
• Location: YOKOSUKA, JP