PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 4, 2023) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), transits the Philippine Sea in formation with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Yuudachi (DD 103), and Mogami-class frigate JS Noshiro (FFM 3), Oct. 4, 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 2nd Class Caroline H. Lui)