200721-N-WS494-1069 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 21, 2020) Sailors hoist the battle ensign on the signal bridge of the Navy�s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Trilateral exercises between the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Australian Defense Force and U.S. Navy support shared goals of peace and stability while enhancing regional security and the right of all nations to trade, communicate, and choose their destiny in a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Quinton A. Lee/Released)