190611-N-PL543-1023 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 11, 2019) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Izumo (DH-183) sails alongside the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a cooperative deployment. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Thomas Leishman/Released)