151213-N-WA993-089 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 13, 2015) Master Chief Jason Haka, command master chief of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), prepares mochi during a mochi pounding ceremony aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Lee/Released)