YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 29, 2023) Seaman Michael Hancock, left, from Pensacola, Florida, and Seaman Navardo Morrison, right, from New York, heave a mooring line while Seaman Konnar Murray, from Newton, Illinois, stands by as phone-talker during a sea and anchor evolution aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as the ship prepares to depart Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 29, 2023. 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 Kyree Rogers)