TSUGARU-KAIKYO STRAIT (Oct. 2, 2022) Boatswain's Mate Samantha Brown, from Visalia, California, scans the horizon through a set of binoculars on vulture's row aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while transiting the Tsugaru-kaikyo Strait. 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 Seaman Natasha ChevalierLosada)