USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Yokosuka, Japan [Image 24 of 46]

JAPAN

11.19.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Caroline Lui 

USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)   

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 19, 2023) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Otto Ycaza, from Houston, greets family members on the pier as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, following a six-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, Nov. 19. During Ronald Reagan’s deployment, the ship conducted multinational exercises with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy, Indonesian Navy, and Republic of Korea Navy, a multi-large deck event with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Strike Group 1, and JMSDF first-in-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181), and visited Vietnam, Republic of Korea, and the Philippines. 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)

• Date Taken: 11.19.2023
• Date Posted: 11.19.2023 03:13
• Photo ID: 8130025
• VIRIN: 231119-N-IK052-1086
• Resolution: 6281x4382
• Size: 2.21 MB
• Location: JP