USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Yokosuka, Japan [Image 42 of 46]

JAPAN

11.19.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Brown 

USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)   

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 19, 2023) Ensign Melody Medina, from New York, establishes communication on the bridge 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 3rd Class Jordan Brown)

• Date Taken: 11.19.2023
• Date Posted: 11.19.2023 03:13
• Photo ID: 8130043
• VIRIN: 231119-N-OE145-1098
• Resolution: 6444x4301
• Size: 2.24 MB
• Location: JP