160604-N-YO638-040 YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 4, 2016) Aviation Ordanceman 1st Class Stephen Gilmore, from Los Angeles, embraces his wife and child before the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs for a scheduled patrol. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force, which protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Hendrix/Released)