PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2021) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), left, British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), middle, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), right, transit alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Oct. 3, 2021. The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08); JMSDF led by Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182); Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338); Royal Netherlands Navy’s HNLMS Evertsen (F 805); Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Te Kaha (F 77) and U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), conducted multiple carrier strike group operations in the Philippine Sea. The integrated at-sea operations brought together more than 15,000 Sailors across six nations to demonstrate an unmatched network of alliances and partnerships in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erin C. Zorich)