PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 17, 2022) Sailors from Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, left, and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, call the Asagiri-class destroyer JS Amagiri (DD 154) from the flag bridge of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Askia Collins)