PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2024) The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), transits the Philippine Sea near the Luzon Strait, June 10, 2024. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Seth Koenig)