PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 20, 2022) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Setogiri (DD 156), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and the Royal Australian Navy supply ship HMAS Stalwart (A304) in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 20, 2022. 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 Heather McGee)