PHILIPPINE SEA (June 2, 2022) Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, Commander, Task Force 70, and Republic of Korea Navy Rear Adm. Sang-min An, commander, Maritime Task Flotilla (MTF) 7, watch an E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the “Tigertails” of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, launch from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022, June 2, 2022. Carrier Strike Group Exercise is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy. This exercise allows our navies to refine operations and engagement to strengthen future cooperation while supporting the alliance that remains vital to the security interests of both nations and to stability in Northeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gray Gibson)