150104-N-WA993-068 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 4, 2016) Seaman Nicholas Gross, from Petersburg, Ill., uses a needle gun to perform preventative maintenance on the starboard boat deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Lee/Released)