180831-N-AV746-0482 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 31, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) steams alongside the Navy's forward aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a photo exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The Ronald Reagan Strike Group is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Timothy M. Black)