180831-N-PJ626-0001 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 31, 2018) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is underway in the South China Sea with the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54)and the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), not pictured, during a photo exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The Ronald Reagan Carrier 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 2nd Class Kaila V. Peters/Released)